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POV: Aurora's Sunrise

Premieres Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. 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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