Los Angeles - Sunday, October 4, 2026
Los Angeles Filmforum presents the World Premiere of Dicky Bahto's A note on the ruins for visitors
2220 Arts + Archives, 2220 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles
7:30 pm

A note on the ruins for visitors is a deeply personal portrait of the Assyrian community from fragments of material drawn from Bahto's family history, ancient artifacts, and collaborations with contemporary artists working across the diaspora. "When Daesh invades Iraq and released videos of themselves destroying ancient Assyrian artworks in the Mosul Museum," Bahto explains, "I found myself thinking more deeply about my relationship to this history as a grandchild of survivors of Seyfo–the Assyrian genocide. In fact, I realized that the genocide hadn't ended." The film investigates the materiality of cultural memory alongside its personal and spiritual dimensions, embodying the rebuilding of a community and connection to culture that honors the past while insisting on an open future. The film features visual artwork, music, and writing by, as well as portraits of, Assyrian, Chaldean, and other artists drawing on Assyrian culture, language, and music, including Esther Elia, Maryam Yousif, Lolita Emmanuel, Tenise Marie, Sami Seif, Monette Eiliazadeh, Deena Ana, Andrew Najor, Anna Kingsley, Rami Kingsley, Enanna Sheena, and more. tickets + more info here

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