Armenia
Stones
16 MIN
2023
Synopsis
The brutal Nagorno-Karabakh War of 2020 ended in a Russian-mediated ceasefire forcing Armenia to cede territory it had controlled to Azerbaijan. As a result, thousands of Armenians living in these regions were forced to leave their homes. Days before the handover deadline, a group of volunteers risk their lives to enter the Lachin region to search for and save beautiful sacred ancient Armenian stone inscriptions known as “khachkars,” from destruction.
Cast & Crew
Producer: Vardan Hovhannisyan
Director: Arman Ayvazyan
Script: Arman Ayvazyan
Director of Photography: Arman Ayvazyan
Production Designer: Arman Ayvazyan
Edit: Arman Ayvazyan
Production: Bars Media
The brutal Nagorno-Karabakh War of 2020 ended in a Russian-mediated ceasefire forcing Armenia to cede territory it had controlled to Azerbaijan. As a result, thousands of Armenians living in these regions were forced to leave their homes. Days before the handover deadline, a group of volunteers risk their lives to enter the Lachin region to search for and save beautiful sacred ancient Armenian stone inscriptions known as “khachkars,” from destruction.
Cast & Crew
Producer: Vardan Hovhannisyan
Director: Arman Ayvazyan
Script: Arman Ayvazyan
Director of Photography: Arman Ayvazyan
Production Designer: Arman Ayvazyan
Edit: Arman Ayvazyan
Production: Bars Media
Arman Ayvazyan
Arman Ayvazyan was born in 1994 in Yerevan. He graduated from Armenian Pedagogical University in 2016 with a focus in film directing. He later attended Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK), where he graduated in 2022 with a specialisation in the department of Directing Non-fiction Films. Arman Ayvazyan now works as a documentary filmmaker in his native country of Armenia and has seen his work showcased at a number of film festivals, including the Silver Scad FF (Sevastopol, 2022 Winner: Best Director), the Golden Short FF (Avezzano, 2022), the Prague International Film Awards, and the Window to Europe FF (St. Petersburg).
Filmography
The Gull (short, 2021), Stones (short, 2023)
Arman Ayvazyan was born in 1994 in Yerevan. He graduated from Armenian Pedagogical University in 2016 with a focus in film directing. He later attended Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK), where he graduated in 2022 with a specialisation in the department of Directing Non-fiction Films. Arman Ayvazyan now works as a documentary filmmaker in his native country of Armenia and has seen his work showcased at a number of film festivals, including the Silver Scad FF (Sevastopol, 2022 Winner: Best Director), the Golden Short FF (Avezzano, 2022), the Prague International Film Awards, and the Window to Europe FF (St. Petersburg).
Filmography
The Gull (short, 2021), Stones (short, 2023)
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