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Steven Sim was from a small town in Scotland. For over 30 years he had been going around documenting what's left of the vanishing traces of historic Armenia. I found it very odd because non-Armenians are not normally interested in these things," "I saw this guy taking pictures in an old Armenian home. It was unbelievable to see, but as much as the Turkish government has tried to erase every trace of everything Armenian, thousands of monasteries and churches and villages - and changing names and just erasing all signs of the past," said Hovannisian.ĭuring her journey, there was a turning point when she had an unexpected encounter. "I wanted to go find the churches and town and homes my grandparents had talked about while growing up, but all I found were ruins, fragments of Armenian writing and massive holes were Armenian things used to be.

In 2012 she went back to the village, back to the stories from her childhood, back to what is now modern-day eastern Turkey, to trace her beginnings. Born and raised in Fresno, she has fond memories of what she describes as a "golden childhood." Ani's passion for sharing people's stories and seeking the truth, became a passion for documentary filmmaking. Both sides of Ani Hovannisian grandparents were Armenian Genocide survivors.
