The Fresno Premiere Screening of “What’s Next? Armenian Genocide Restitution in the Post-Recognition Era”

FRESNO — The Armenian Studies Program, The Promise Armenian Institute, UCLA, and the Armenian Film Foundation are presenting the screening of the documentary film “What’s Next? Armenian Genocide Restitution in the Post-Recognition Era,” at 7:00PM on Friday, April 10, 2026. The screening is free and open to the public and will be held in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, 5245 N. Backer Ave, on the Fresno State campus.

Dr. Taner Akçam (Armenian Genocide Research Program, The Promise Armenian Institute, UCLA) and director Carla Garapedian will introduce the film.

The film documents a March 2023 conference held at UCLA that examined the future of restitution and justice following the United States’ recognition of the Armenian Genocide in 2021. Through discussions among leading scholars, legal experts, and policymakers, the documentary explores the feasibility of launching an Armenian Genocide reparations movement in the post-recognition era, the legal avenues available within the American legal system, and whether the Holocaust restitution movement may serve as a model for Armenian Genocide restitution.

Featured participants in the documentary include Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, AGRP Director Dr. Taner Akçam, art historian Dr. Heghnar Watenpaugh, Law Professor Michael Bazyler, journalist Andrew Curry, and Law Professor Mayo Moran, along with attorneys specializing in international human rights law, including Armen Hovannisian, Kathryn Lee Boyd, and Karnig Kerkonian.

For more information about the film screening please contact the Armenian Studies Program at 278-2669, or to learn more about the documentary, visit bit.ly//AGRP04-10-26, or visit our Facebook page at @ArmenianStudiesFresnoState.