TRICK OR TREAT – Canada – Ara Sagherian – 7 min. – World Premiere – Short Drama – PG 13

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A lonely man entertains dark thoughts on Halloween. Local director Ara Sagherian received Honourable Mention for Best Short Film for DEVIL’S NIGHT presented at the 2013 Pomegranate Film Festival. TRICK OR TREAT will be his 6th film presented at the Festival. Միայնակ մարդ մը գէշ մտքեր կ’ունենայ Բարեկենդանի գիշերը։ Գանատահայ Արա Սաղըրեան իր DEVIL’S NIGHT […]

GYUMRI RISING – Armenia/USA – Sara Anjargolian – 12 min. – North American Premiere – Short Documentary – F

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Multi-media journalist and attorney Sara Anjargolian journeys to Gyumri, Armenia, where she documents the challenges of the city twenty-five years after it became devastated by the earthquake. It showcases the resilience of its inhabitants and their everyday experiences. Anjargolian has received international recognition for her work against social injustice. Her past work on the lives […]

LITTLE BLACK FISH – France/Turkey – Azra Deniz Okyay – 28 min. – North American Premiere – Short Drama – F

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A remarkable look at how the process of migration impacts the lives of three women. Maral, from Armenia, works illegally in Istanbul (Bolis), while Elsa, from Turkey, journeys to Paris, where Julia works as a photographer. The film has received numerous accolades at various international film festivals. Ուշագրաւ նայուածք մը թէ ինչպէս գաղթելու գործընթացքը իր […]

SMALL FISH – USA – Hratch Titizian -16 min. – Canadian Premiere – Short Comedy – PG 13

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Two underachieving brothers compete in a rematch against their rivals, the big shot Prussian Brothers, in small town Rancho Cucamonga, California. A humorous satire about reality TV competitions. This will be Titizian’s second screening at the Pomegranate Film Festival following the presentation of FLOAT in 2008. Գալիֆորնիոյ Րանչօ Քըքամոնկա փոքր քաղաքին մէջ, երկու անյաջող եղբայրներ […]

THANK YOU LADIES & GENTLEMEN – Lebanon/United Arab Emirates – Nigol Bezjian – North American Premiere – 50 min. – Short Documentary – F

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Popular director Nigol Bezjian highlights the struggles and brave resilience of a group of Syrian refugees who have escaped to Lebanon. Leaving everything behind, the community faces daily challenges to make ends meet and find some sort of security. Bezjian’s artistic vision allows for their stories to be told through song and poetry. A must-see […]

I LIKE YOU LATTE – USA – Tanner Boyajian – 8 min.

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A quirky romantic comedy meets the zaniness of 30 ROCK, following a girl who tries to get a date with her local barista on Valentine’s Day.‎ This will be director Tanner Boyajian’s third film presented at the Pomegranate Film Festival following his well-received screenings of SOUR MILK and WAS CASANOVA ARMENIAN? in 2013.

A TRIP TO THE ISLAND – Canada – Hrant Alianak – 75 min. – R

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As a writer tries to finish his newest script, it becomes a story about the regrets that he has had in his life, about past wrong decisions, about his troubled relationship with his wife. Very quickly his imagined past slowly becomes as rich and real as his real past and the two become blurred over […]