Filmmaker: Dr. J. Michael Hagopian

Image of Hagopian via the Academic Film Archive of North America.

J. Michael Hagopian

Gender:

Male

Awards/Recognition:

PSA Class C Commercial Film Winner 1969
PSA Class C Best Commercial Film of the Year 1969
PSA Class C Honorable Mention 1970

Films:

Jerusalem . . . Center of Many Worlds (1969)

Jerusalem and Its Contributions (1970)

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Profession:

University Professor and Filmmaker

Biographical Notes:

Originally from Armenia, his family immigrated to America when he was a young boy. Hagopian was a professor of political science and economics before founding Atlantic Productions, Inc. and the Armenian Film Foundation. PSA states he was from Thousand Oaks, California.

Bibliographic Resources:

PSA Journal, Nov. 1969, 54. PSA Journal, Sept. 1970, 36.

For a full biography of Hagopian, please visit the Academic Film Archive of North America.

Hagopian also has a biography inThe Armenian Genocide: The Essential Reference Guide, a book by Alan Whitehorn (see page 147).

For a lengthy article on Hagopian which was writ upon his death in 2010, please visit the Armenian Observer's article "Award Winning Filmmaker J. Michael Hagopian Dies at 97".