Cultural Impact Foundation
Armenian stories history tried to erase.
We bring overlooked stories of courage, culture, and human survival to the screen—so they can be remembered, shared, and carried forward.
Stories that deserve to endure.
Filmmakers, historians, and artists.
Acts of courage in the face of adversity.
History with the people carrying it forward.
Who we are
We preserve the voices behind history.
Cultural Impact Foundation preserves Armenian history, firsthand voices, and cultural memory through film—so the people who lived history can still be heard.
Genocide 2.0
History does not stay silent.
A glimpse inside the documentaries, voices, and images Cultural Impact Foundation has brought to the screen.
Currently seeking production funding
Titanic Love
Two Armenians aboard the Titanic. One extraordinary Armenian love story carried across generations.
Cultural Impact Foundation is raising production funding to bring Titanic Love to the screen.
Help fund Titanic Love →
We believe in preserving history.
History should be told by the people who lived it.
An interactive video conversation with Garo Sassouni—Armenian revolutionary, freedom fighter, and witness to a century of upheaval. This is one of the ways Cultural Impact Foundation preserves the voices of people who lived history, so their stories can still be heard.
Speak with Garo using your microphone. He’ll listen and answer you aloud.
Help shape what comes next
Which documentary would you want us to do next?
Choose a direction. Your answers lead to the stories we research, develop, and bring to the screen.
Every name carries a story.
Explore Armenian family names
Uncover heritage. Preserve legacy.
A first clue, never a final verdict. Armenian names changed across languages, borders, and generations.
Make more possible
Your help does more than fund a film.
It helps protect a memory, amplify a voice, and bring a story from research to the people who need to encounter it.
Support the mission →How stories come to life
From a question to a lasting record.
Every project moves through a deliberate process before it reaches an audience.
- 01Research
Uncovering the people, history, and source material.
- 02Development
Shaping a story with care, context, and collaborators.
- 03Production
Bringing testimony, expertise, and place to the screen.
- 04Release
Sharing films with communities, audiences, and educators.
Watch. Learn. Carry it forward.
Award-winning projects.
Faces of Persecution
A documentary series on the human cost of ethnic cleansing.
Genocide 2.0
Faces of persecution from Artsakh and beyond.
45 Days: The Fight for a Nation
One nation’s fight for survival during the 2020 war.
Bloodless: The Path to Democracy
Inside Armenia’s peaceful revolution for democracy.
Titanic Love
A love story shaped by memory, distance, and history.
Recognition
Stories that reached the world.
Selected festival honors and awards for the films and voices Cultural Impact Foundation carries forward.
Bring people with you
Make cultural memory a shared act.
“A story becomes stronger every time someone carries it forward.”
Host a screening. Invite a friend into a story. Become a monthly supporter. Every meaningful connection helps a story travel farther.
Upcoming event.
October 6–112026 Chagrin Documentary Film FestivalGenocide 2.0 is a finalist for Best Social Awareness Documentary.
The film will be part of the 2026 festival program in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
Read the announcement →The CIF Journal
Stories worth carrying forward.
01The CIF JournalWhat your Armenian last name may reveal about your family.Read story →
02Armenian HistoryAurora Mardiganian: The Survivor Who Brought Her Story to HollywoodRead story →
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