USA / Armenia
THE WORLD IS OURS
16 MIN
2024
Inspired by a true story, the film follows Lusine, an Armenian teenager from a conservative family in Los Angeles, who faces a life-altering choice when she gets pregnant by her African-American boyfriend.

Cast & Crew
Producers: Shoga Tadevosyan, Efuru Flowers, Areg Azatyan
Director: Areg Azatyan
Script: Areg Azatyan
Director of Photography: Carlo Mendoza
Production Design:Alessandra Manias
Music: Jrimurmur
Sound: Stu Chacon
Editing: Areg Azatyan
Cast: Anais Lilit, Alex Michell, Vahe Bejan, Tagui Hakobyan, Narek Nersisyan, Sevak Hakoyan, Armine Poghosyan, Mikayel Azatyan, Maro Khodaverdi, Gemma Dadourian, Mona Margaryan, Rati Tsiteladze, Sahak Hakoyan
Production. Aysor-Plus Film Productions, Flourishing Films

Awards
Best International Short Film, Catalyst IFF, Ireland, 2024, Honorable Mention, Beeston IFF, England, 2024
Areg Azatyan
Areg Azatyan is an Armenian writer and filmmaker based in the USA. He is the author of six fiction books. As a filmmaker, his work has been recognized with several awards and prizes, and he has participated in more than fifty international film festivals, including Berlinale, Rotterdam, São Paulo, and Gothenburg.

Filmography
The Donkey (short, 2005), The Fly (short, 2006), Grasping Ladybug’s Leg (short, 2009), Invisible Dolphins (short, 2010), The Romanticists (2014), Don’t Act Like a Fool (doc., 2016), The World Is Ours (short, 2024)․

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