In the movie "Screamers", what band is followed while on tour?

The movie "Screamers" follows System of a Down while the band tours and discusses the history and continuing reality of genocide. The documentary combines concert footage with interviews and historical investigation.

Released in 2006, "Screamers" was directed by Carla Garapedian. Its central subject is the Armenian genocide of 1915, while the film also examines later genocides, including those in Rwanda and Darfur. System of a Down's involvement is personal as well as musical: the band's members are descendants of Armenian genocide survivors.

The film features interviews with band members, especially vocalist Serj Tankian, alongside historians, journalists, activists and genocide scholars. Concert performances provide the documentary's energy, but the band's touring is used to frame a broader political and historical conversation.

The title refers to the mechanical creatures in the 1995 science-fiction film "Screamers" only indirectly; this 2006 work is a documentary about genocide awareness. System of a Down's music and public activism helped bring that subject to a wider rock audience.