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Screamers
Film poster
Directed byCarla Garapedian
Produced byPeter McAlevey
StarringSerj Tankian
Daron Malakian
Shavo Odadjian
John Dolmayan
CinematographyCharles Rose
Edited byWilliam Yarhaus
Music byJeff Atmajian
System of a Down
Distributed byMaya Releasing
Release date
  • December 8, 2006 (2006-12-08)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Armenian

Screamers is a 2006 documentary film directed by Carla Garapedian, conceived by Peter McAlevey and Garapedian and produced by McAlevey.[1] The film explores why genocides have occurred in modern day history and features talks from Serj Tankian, lead vocalist of the American alternative metal band System of a Down, whose grandfather is an Armenian genocide survivor, as well as from human-rights activist, journalist, and professor, Samantha Power, as well as various other people involved with genocides in Rwanda and Darfur. Screamers also examines genocide denial in current-day Turkey, and the neutral trend that the United States generally holds towards genocide.[2]

Screamers is now shown in Armenian Youth organizations to explain and clarify the Armenian genocide, and raise awareness. Also, it is used to educate Armenians and others about the genocide.

Contributors

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(in order of appearance)

  • Samantha Power, Professor, Harvard University, Pulitzer prize-winning author, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide
  • Serj Tankian, Vocalist, System of a Down
  • John Dolmayan, Drummer, System of a Down
  • Daron Malakian, Guitarist, System of a Down
  • Shavo Odadjian, Bassist, System of a Down
  • Aram Hamparian, Armenian National Committee
  • Stepan Haytayan, Grandfather of Serj Tankian, 96-year-old survivor of Armenian genocide
  • Maritza Ohanesian, 100-year-old survivor of Armenian genocide
  • Guy Simonian, Community Activist
  • Michael Hagopian, Filmmaker, "Voices from the Lake", "Germany and the Secret Genocide", "The Forgotten Genocide"
  • Verjin Mempreian, 96-year old survivor of Armenian genocide
  • Greg Topalian, Freeman College, UK
  • Henry Morgenthau III, Grandson of Henry Morgenthau, Sr., U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman empire
  • Lord Shannon, House of Lords
  • Lord Avebury, House of Lords
  • Baroness Cox, Deputy Speaker, House of Lords
  • Charles Tannock, MEP, Conservative, European Parliament
  • Tom Tsvann, Professor, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Amsterdam
  • Peter Galbraith, Former U.S. Senate Staff
  • Vartkes Yeghiayan, "The Case of Soghomon Tehlirian" Author
  • Sibel Edmonds, Former FBI translator
  • Taner Akçam, Turkish historian and dissident
  • Hrant Dink, Agos Newspaper, Istanbul. Assassinated by a Turkish nationalist shortly after the premiere of Screamers, in which he was interviewed about Turkish denial of the Armenian genocide.
  • Appo Jabarian, Editor, USA Armenian Life Speaking at UCLA conference
  • Ara Sarafian, Gomidas Institute
  • Adam Schiff, U.S. Congressman
  • Salih Booker, Africa Action

Response

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Critical reaction

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Screamers received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 66% of 32 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "A raw and urgent snapshot of a band and the politics that drive it."[3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 55 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[4] Ken Hachikian, chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America, described the documentary as a "powerful contribution to the anti-genocide movement."[5]

Awards

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  • In 2006, Screamers won the AFI Audience Award for Best Documentary.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "Interview with director Carla Garapedian". Stay Thirsty Media. July 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ ""Carla Garapedian, 4 Angry Men and Countless Screamers"". Green Cine. October 28, 2007. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Screamers". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 6, 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ↑ "Screamers". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ "ANTI-GENOCIDE DOCUMENTARY 'SCREAMERS'
    PREMIERES AT AFI FILM FESTIVAL"    . Armenian National Committee of America. November 3, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  6. ↑ "AFI FEST 2006 Announces Award Winners". American Film Institute. 2006. Archived from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
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