Erhan Arik, a Turkish photographer, grew up in a house where Armenians once lived, driven out by the massacres in 1915. He had never been interested in this episode of history. In a dream, a voice asks him: “Why did you turn that room into a barn, where my wife used to make bread?” He wakes up with a jolt. The voice continues to haunt him. He then decides to set out to meet Armenians. This film tells the story of this journey. On the other side of the border, on the other side of the silence...

Cast & Crew
Producers: Samuel Moutel, Norayr Hovhannisyan
Director: Diana Mkrtchyan
Script: Diana Mkrtchyan
Director Of Photography: Sargis Kharazian
Music: Pierre David
Sound: Harutiun Mangasaryan, Lilith Gulyan
Editing: Diana Mkrtchyan
Cast: Erhan Arik, Diana Mkrtchyan
Production. Keren Production, Jivani-74

Awards
Best Documentary Feature, New York International Women Festival, 2024

Diana Mkrtchyan
Born in Georgia in 1978, Diana Mkrtchyan grew up in Armenia and graduated in cinematographic studies in Moscow. Her first short fiction Gata was selected in many international festivals and won awards in Iran, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia… Ojakh, on the Other Side of the Silence is her first feature documentary.

Filmography (selected)
Le don de St. Nikolaï (doc., 2007), Gata (short, 2008). Ojakh, on the Other Side of the Silence (2024)․