“Revival” Film Premieres In Burbank

On October 3, 2026, Rev. Fr. Zaven Markosyan, Pastor of St. Sarkis Armenian Church of Santa Clarita, represented the Diocesan Primate Archbishop Hovnan Derderian at the premiere of Revival, the fourth feature film by acclaimed filmmaker Jivan Avetisyan. Presented by the Artsakh Arts & Cultural Foundation, the premiere was held at the Steven J. Ross Theater on the Warner Bros. Studios lot in Burbank.

Combining elements of war drama, science fiction, and psychological thriller, “Revival” explores the profound human consequences of conflict in an age of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, set against the backdrop of the 2020 Artsakh War and the global COVID-19 pandemic.