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Eric Esrailian Profile picture
@esrailian
Sep 7, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
You did this! 5 years ago tomorrow, hundreds of people started working tirelessly on a labor of love on behalf of so many Armenian people who did not have a voice. After 5 years of work & preparation, & decades of denial, we finally started shooting in Lisbon. I had 4 studio Image
heads around that time tell me - without reading a single word on the page or watching a single frame of the film - their companies could absolutely not be involved because of concerns about business interests & the reaction of denialist forces overseas. Those were just the ones
who had the guts to be honest because they know I will not reveal their names or companies. Yes...what you watch this country is absolutely influenced by foreign government interests. In addition, years of sophisticated market research revealed that there is minimal domestic
interest or marketplace for a film with the #ArmenianGenocide as the subject & for this type of film specifically. That is the sad truth & what we were up against. Thanks to the vision & generosity of Kirk Kerkorian, we pushed on & focused on telling a story that would stand the
test of time, an unprecedented social impact campaign & assisting Armenian & human rights advocacy organizations in securing recognition in the US Congress. Thanks to all of you out there, we shattered our own expectations! For the last month, people are also discovering the film
every day on @netflix & the results have been staggering for us. The audience reaction over the years has been better than we ever could have hoped for. Part of the lasting legacy of the films will be Promise Institute for Human Rights & The Promise Armenian Institute @UCLA
It is such an honor to be able to create these organizations for students, faculty, & the community around the top public university in the 🌎 We have also launched incredible partnerships with other universities, educational, arts, & human rights organizations that are just
starting to take shape. There is more exciting news coming, but on this #LaborDay, I want to thank everyone who has worked so hard on this effort & to thank all of you out there around the 🌎 for your support 🙏🏼💪🏼✊🏼🇦🇲❤️

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Please join me & @serjtankian in sharing this news! #Armenian civilians in #Artsakh continue to be attacked by #Azerbaijan without justification. Russian, U.S. & French leaders have called for an end to these hostilities, but Turkey called the demand for truce “unacceptable” & is Image
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Please share the news @KimKardashian Armenians in #Arstakh have been attacked. We are praying brave men & women risking their lives to protect Artsakh & #Armenia. The news is misleading & these are not “clashes.” Armenia has been the victim of unprovoked attacks by Azerbaijan & Image
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Please share this thread & links if they are helpful to you. Friends who are not on Twitter have asked me to share this Instagram post for those who want to pass it along. I have added to it given recent events. The global Armenian nation is not a monarchy, but we do have a queen
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