Screamers

Additionally in 2006, concert footage and interviews with the band concerning the importance of helping create awareness and recognition of the Armenian genocide were featured in the film Screamers , directed by Carla Garapedian . An interview with Tankian’s grandfather, a survivor of the genocide, was also included in the film as well as Tankian’s and Dolmayan’s meeting with then-Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert during which the two musicians campaigned for the United States government’s official recognition of the genocide. Footage of Tankian and Dolmayan marching with protesters outside the Turkish embassy in Washington, D.C., was also used in Screamers .