In 2002 while cleaning her uncle’s apartment, Mimi Malayan discovered a box of papers and books by Diana Apcar. This was the seed to unraveling another interest — uncovering her great-granddaughter’s life story. It was almost a decade later that Mimi started researching Diana’s life and accomplishments. The more she investigated the more awe struck she became.

The result of this work is the film you are about to see, The Stateless Diplomat, which released in November 2018. Over the past year, Mimi has shown the film at several film festivals, and it has won several awards, including: Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award (Arpa International Film Festival, 2019), Best Biographical Film (New Hope Film Festival, July 2019), and Audience Choice for Best Documentary (Pomegranate Film Festival, November 2018).