Sona Stamboltsyan is an Armenian-American filmmaker and her sister Inga Stamboltsyan is an Armenian-American actress and educator based in Los Angeles. This is an in-depth conversation of their experience of being Armenian-American, with personal insight into what is really happening in Armenia right now, in which the mainstream media is not accurately reporting or portraying.
In this episode we discuss:
- Sona and Inga’s family allowing them and not allowing them to explore their artistry
- Sona’s discovery of her film passion
- Sona and Inga’s journey from Armenia to America and their Armenian-American experience
- The Armenian Diaspora
- What is really happening in Armenia right now
- What the mainstream media and news is not reporting about the ceasefire
- Those who try to share what is really happening on Social Media are targeted by organized bots and harassment
- What Americans can do to help, contacting news and Amnesty International hold companies and news sources accountable.
- Where are tax dollars and money going?
- Information warfare
- Sona and Inga’s struggle with grasping that their entire culture is under threat of being wiped out.
- The Armenia Diaspora larger than the actual population in Armenia
- Sona’s experience connection to the physical soil in the indigenous regions of Armenia.
- Nationless threat
- What it means to be Armenian
- Working on 10E and in the Armenian theatre and film market
- The Immigrants TV Series
- Cultural Appropriation- Lady Gaga’s 911 Music Video
- What Inga and Sona want to say to the world
- How to Research independent News Sources
- The Armenian Goodbye
News Source: www.Civilnet.com
Reddit Mega Thread— Armenia - https://www.reddit.com/r/armenia/
Documentarian YouTube Vagabondings - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbUyPXS1sVQtKjDv9fMjdg