The documentary “We Are Egyptian Armenians,” directed by Waheed Sobhi, relays the history of the Armenian community in Egypt as recounted by many of its members, and supported with archival materials including photos, videos, and paintings, reported Ahram Online.

The film, created in cooperation with scriptwriter Eva Dadrian and researcher and executive producer Hannan Ezzat, was screened at the Cairo International Film Festival 2016.

The director said, during the shooting of this documentary, he learned many facts about Egyptian Armenians, and their great contribution to the history and society of Egypt.

“The older [Armenian] generation is an eyewitness with many stories,” Sobhi said, in particular. “People who create vivid links between their own lives and the stories of the trip their ancestors and parents made to Egypt to escape the [Armenian] genocide.”