Yerevan, Armenia
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Request a demoHovhannes, a writer, a journalist, and a documentary filmmaker, was born in Yerevan, in 1988. He worked at “Ankakh”, “Yerkir” and “Aravot” newspapers and PINK Armenia human rights NGO. After graduating from the Georgian Institute of Public affairs, besides creating journalistic pieces, he also works on documentary films. He is the author and writer of several short and middle length documentary films related to repressions of the Soviet Union, human rights issues, modern society, personal relations. Currently, he is a freelance journalist, a freelance documentary filmmaker at Chai-Khana and is working on his first feature-length documentary film.
Produced for Chaik Khana
Hikoyat Manasyan, an ethnic Tajik, and her Armenian husband Eduard Manasyan are members of Armenia’s Bahá'í community. Considered one of the youngest religions in the world, the faith traces its origins in the early 1800s and is named after its founder Bahá'u'lláh which means, “Glory of God” in Arabic. The faith places the spiritual unity of God, religion, and all mankind as its core principles.
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17-year-old Suzy Gharakeshishyan is the only graduate of the school in the border village of Barekamavan, Tavush region. She had been preparing for the graduation ceremony for years, but her dream may not come true because of a coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Produced for Chaik Khana
How does a camera affect the behavior of a character whom a director tries to depict and how does that character affect the director? Do filmmakers manipulate people or are they manipulated? These are the questions Hovhannes Ishkhanyan is trying to explore inside Yerevan’s Ilik, a café where artists escape from everyday reality.
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Filmmakers Sona Simonyan, 25, and Hovhannes Ishkhanyan, 29, met with their ex-husband and ex-fiancée to discuss the reasons for their respective break-ups and the difficulties of modern-day relationships.
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Months after the attack on Excitement and Call, a public performance of contemporary dance and poetry, co-authors choreographer Hasmik Tangyan and writer Lilit Petrosyan recall their feelings and analyze the impact of the attack has had on their work.
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The once warm relations between a boy and his grandfather have become more strained over the past several years. After years of estrangement, Hovhannes – now a grown man and a filmmaker – decides to try and repair his relationship with his grandfather Harut. He begins to spend time with Harut to learn about his life, the history of his family and to clarify what caused their estrangement.
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