PBS to broadcast Armenian documentary - Sept 13, 2009

PBS to broadcast Armenian documentary


Mountain Lake PBS ( Plattsburgh, NY )

will broadcast the Armenian documentary

We Drank the Same Water (Nous avons bu la même eau)

by Serge Avedikian

Sunday, September 13, 2009, 7:00pm



We are excited that PBS has decided to broadcast this program, said Armen Bechakjian, chairman of Montreal AGBU, This is a unique documentary about the discovery of painful memories of genocide, but also of survival, redemption and developing human relations across new generations exploring a common past.



We have cooperated for several months to bring this film to the PBS audience, said Attarian, and it will be simultaneously broadcast through other PBS stations as well. We are hoping that it gets the wide coverage it deserves. We have raised record sums for PBS through our partnership and we hope to repeat previous successes.



The AGBU Scout volunteers and former chairman Viken L. Attarian will be present to assist in the membership pledge drive during the broadcast. Also present will be the award-winning filmmaker of this unique film, Mr. Serge Avedikian, who was especially invited from Paris to participate in an on-air interview with Mr. Attarian.



Mountain Lake PBS has been bringing innovative Armenian programming to the Canadian and American public for close to a decade. Armenians are urged to watch this film and to pledge their support to Mountain Lake PBS.



The film will be broadcast simultaneously by the Albany PBS and will be picked up later for broadcast by other stations. Coverage would go to almost 2/3 of NY state, Southern Quebec, Eastern Ontario (up to Kingston) and any cable grid that would pick up the signal. Kindly pass this information to your friends residing in these locations.