In 1915, at fourteen years of age, Aurora Mardiganian lost everything during the horror of the Armenian genocide. But with luck and extraordinary courage, she escaped to New York, where her story became a media sensation. Starring in Auction of Souls, one of the first Hollywood blockbusters, as herself in 1919, Aurora would become the face of the largest charity campaign in American history. With a blend of animation, archival imagery, and rediscovered footage from the previously lost silent epic, Armenian director Inna Sahakyan’s award-winning historical documentary reconstructs the life story of this hero, who died in 1994.