Ugly History: The Armenian Genocide - Ümit Kurt
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When an Armenian resistance movement began to form in the 19th century, Sultan Abdul Hamid II took decisive action. He led the Hamidian Massacres— a relentless campaign of violence that killed over 150,000 Armenians. These massacres were the culmination of centuries of oppression, yet they were only the beginning of an even greater tragedy. Ümit Kurt uncovers the history of the Armenian Genocide.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Ümit Kurt
- Director
- Héloïse Dorsan Rachet
- Narrator
- Adrian Dannatt
- Composer
- Dan Yessian, Yessian Music
- Sound Designer
- Weston Fonger, Sound Goods
