Aurora's sunrise

A teenage girl goes from genocide survivor to Hollywood star. Losing her family, escaping slavery, enduring trauma, and Hollywood greed, Aurora travels a very long way to tell the world about her people's tragedy. Her courage long forgotten, Aurora's odyssey is revived through this unique testimony, archive footage, and the magic of animation.

The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.