Aurora's Sunrise
Season 36 Episode 3611 | 1h 22m 58sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
A teenage girl escapes a genocide and makes a meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom.
At 14, Aurora Madriganian survived the horrors of the Armenian Genocide and escaped to New York, where her story became a media sensation. Her newfound fame led to her starring as herself in Auction of Souls, one of Hollywood's earliest blockbusters. Blending storybook animation, video testimony, and rediscovered footage from her lost silent epic, Aurora's Sunrise revives her forgotten story.
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Aurora's Sunrise
Season 36 Episode 3611 | 1h 22m 58sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
At 14, Aurora Madriganian survived the horrors of the Armenian Genocide and escaped to New York, where her story became a media sensation. Her newfound fame led to her starring as herself in Auction of Souls, one of Hollywood's earliest blockbusters. Blending storybook animation, video testimony, and rediscovered footage from her lost silent epic, Aurora's Sunrise revives her forgotten story.
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