Haunting, moving, shocking, this film transports us, through the life of an elder, to another time and place where a multitude of human spirits resisted, and a multitude were crushed. Resilience and kindness appear at random amidst this devastation, reminding us of the potential strength and beauty of the human heart.—Anonymous
"Born in Adana" begins with the deportation of Antranig Teghararian's parents from their native town of Diyarbakir, Turkey in 1915. It reveals the difficulties encountered by his parents and how two of his very young brothers died from starvation during his parents' deportation. It then follows his parents in their quest for safety through the Middle East and their next temporary location in the city of Aleppo, Syria. The film unfolds with rare archival footage from the era with some haunting images.
