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This dissertation was written as part of the Master in Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Studies at the International Hellenic University. The discourse on genocide and ethnic cleansing must always be contextualized in the political, economical, social, religious and cultural conditions they occurred. Are genocides widely recognized and attributed to the persecutors and the victims as such and in what pretext? How are the victims vindicated if ever? Is history facing the forgotten genocides accordingly? What was the role of eye witnesses and foreign delegations? What were the instruments of International law for the prevention and punishment of genocide? Nowadays, are there non-fiction films and documentaries that have didactic content and raise awareness about genocides and in what way? Can someone be informed by these films? Were there any obstacles posed by the perpetrators of the genocides and their governments as instruments of foreign policy? An attempt to sketch the chronicles of the Armenian and Pontic Greek genocides during the period 1894 to 1924 will be attempted and this paper will probably contribute to the repose of the victims’ souls in peace and their restitution and redemption.