Uncovering Roots
Uncovering Roots is not just a podcast; it's a journey into the lesser-known narratives that deserve to be heard. Each episode is crafted to immerse listeners in a creative and personal storytelling experience, fostering a connection between the audience and the featured stories.
Uncovering Roots will feature a number of stories which will concentrate on the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and indigenous people across the globe. The podcast aims to appeal to a broad audience by covering a wide range of themes.
Uncovering Roots
There Was There Was Not: The Women of Artsakh
Linum e, chi linum. There Was There Was Not. This is how Armenians begin their myths and stories, the same saying as "Once Upon a Time."
Filmmaker Emily Mkrtichian spent several years in Artsakh documenting four women building their lives and fighting for their place in society. In this episode we follow two of them in Artsakh. Sose, a judo champion dreaming of the Olympics. Siranush, a politician determined to prove women could lead differently.
Then September 27, 2020 arrived, and the question became: What do you do when your world suddenly disappears?
This episode was produced, written and sound designed by Maxim Saakyan. Voice overs done by Mariam Koloyan (Siranush) and Nana Shakhnazaryan (Sose).
Emily’s film, There Was, There Was Not is playing in select theaters now! It’s coming to the Bertha DocHouse on November 7th.
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