System of a Down movie announced: Screamers

Tomi · Nov 9, 2006

http://www.screamersmovie.com/

Documentary feature examining why genocides keep occurring -- from the Armenian genocide in 1915, to the Holocaust, Bosnia, Rwanda and now Darfur -- through the eyes and music of the Grammy award-winning rock band “System of a Down,” based in Los Angeles, whose members are all grandchildren of genocide survivors. As the band tours the world and touches on the locations and stories of genocide in the last century, the film follows the personal story of the lead singer’s grandfather, a 96-year old survivor of the Armenian genocide, one of the few remaining survivors from his village in Turkey. With the arguments of Harvard Professor Samantha Power, the personal stories of survivors from Armenia, Rwanda and Darfur, policy critics and whistleblowers – the “screamers” – the film targets the problem of genocide denial, with specific reference to the Turkish government’s current campaign to stop its citizens from discussing the genocide. When the band arrives back in the United States, they confront the hypocrisy of U.S. foreign policy in the debate on genocide recognition, with Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, actively blocking a vote in Congress. Through the band’s efforts to get Dennis to “Do the Right Thing” and Power’s thesis that America’s interest has always been to stay neutral, no matter how wide-scale the carnage, the film shows how successive Presidents and corporate interests have conspired to turn a blind eye to genocides as they are happening – whether it be Iraqi Kurds in the 80s, Rwanda in the 90s or Darfur today. After the Holocaust, we may say ‘never again’ -- but we don’t mean it.
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Mark · Nov 9, 2006

Good on them!

I have a feeling this is going to be gruesomely real, but I'm looking forward to see it.

Christopher · Nov 9, 2006

Sounds okay. Not sure, if it'll be that good...

dragon ninja · Nov 9, 2006

This sounds really interesting.

Rachel · Nov 11, 2006

it's about time that it's open to the public to show how armenia gets shat on every day since no one will help them out.

im going to make every friend of mine see that movie.

it looks riveting.

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