Hamo Beknazarian’s ‘Khaspush’ to be screened in New York’s MoMA

The 1928 film ‘Khaspush’ by Hamo Beknazarian, the founder of Armenian cinema, will be screened in New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on November 3 and 13, the National Cinema Center of Armenia reports.

The National Cinema Center has provided the 35mm print of the film for the screening.

‘Khaspush’ is the second Armenian film to be screened in New York’s Museum of Modern Art after Sergey Parajanov’s ‘Hakob Hovnatanyan’ in 2021.