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They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief (2016)

They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief poster
Directed by
George Billard
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
53 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This film documents how the Near East Relief organization provided aid during the Armenian genocide. It follows the humanitarian efforts that saved thousands of lives.

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What happens

They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief is a film about Near East Relief (NER)'s efforts to counter the Armenian genocide. Shant Mardirossian, the chairperson emeritus of the organization, produced it, doing so through the company Acorne Productions. The writer and director is George Billard. Victor Garber serves as the narrator. A slogan on a NER fundraising poster was used for the film's name. The film was first aired in the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum (previously the National Heritage Museum) in Lexington, Massachusetts (Boston metropolitan area) on October 13, 2017. On January 1, 2018 it was released on Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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