VIRTUAL FESTIVAL - $15 per film
MONDAY NOV. 13
7pm
ARTSAKH FOREVER: (**THE PEACE OF ALL – Argentina/Artsakh – 77 min. with ****HAIR – Armenia – Lilit Sargsyan – 9 min. ***WOUNDS OF WAR – Armenia – Zhanna Nazaryan – 12 min.)
9pm
THE BIG HIT – France – Robert Guediguian – 105 min. with **THE OTHER WOMAN – Brazil – Gary Gananian – 20 min.
TUESDAY NOV. 14
7pm
***BACK TO SOLOZ – France/Turkey – Serge Avedikian – 65 min. with ***HOMECOMING – Armenia – Raffi Movsisyan – 19 min.
9pm
***THE FORGOTTEN HOMELAND – Armenia/Egypt/USA – Essam Nagy – 73 min.
WEDNESDAY NOV. 15
7pm
***BLOCKADE – Armenia/France – Hakob Melkonyan – 85 min. with ***TWO CHILDREN IN THE WAR – Armenia/Artsakh/France – Alexis Pazoumian – 24 min.
9pm
***ARNO BABAJANYAN – Armenia – Vaya Vardoumyan – 70 min. with **CYCLES – USA – Milena Mooradian – 8 min. and **GATHERING – USA – Alik Barsoumian/Gregory Dolbashian/Noah Garabedian – 5 min.
THURSDAY NOV. 16
7pm
***A DOG NAMED PALMA – Russia – Ruben Dishdishyan – 110 min. with ***AT THE RACE – France – Henri Kebabdjian – 9 min.
9pm
ARMENIANS CREATED LOVE (**ARMENIA: A LOVE STORY – Armenia/Artsakh/USA – Chuck Holton – 63 min. ***NO MORE HEROES – France – Arnaud Khayadjanian – 18 min. with ***DEAF HEARTS – Arnaud Khayadjanian – 19 min. ***NEXT STATION PARADISE – Armenia – Harut Makyan – 25 min.,)
LIVE FESTIVAL
FRIDAY NOV. 17
11am
**WE ARE OUR MOUNTAINS – Uruguay – Frederico Lemos – 90 min. – $15
1pm
ARMENIAN ANTHOLOGY VOLUME I (***MANANA – Armenia – directed by Vahan Setoyan & produced by Nare Ter-Gabrielyan – 20 min., ***L’ARMENIE EN ROUTE – Armenia/France – Hermine Maguesyan – 42 min., 3 DAYS – Armenia – Davit Nerkarayan – 35 min. and FORGOTTEN NATION: The Hamshen – Armenia/Canada – Abdusselam Bezirgan 24 min.) – $15 Q&A with Abdusselam Bezirgan
3:15pm
***VISHAP – Armenia – Grigor Gesparyan & Armen Sargsyan – 81 min. with **COACH REX – USA – Hrag Yedalian – 13 min. – $15 Zoom intro by Rex Kalamian
5pm
TALES FROM THE DIASPORA (***FROM THE WORK OF THE DEVIL – Egypt/France – Dessil Mekhtigian – 20 min. **ARARAT – Brazil – Antonio Nakashian – 17 min., **MOTEL ROOM – USA – Producer Sahag Gureghian – 20 min., **LAHMAJOUNE – USA – Anahid Nazarian – 19 min., **ENSOULED – USA – Kamee Abrahamian – 8 min., **SOMEWHERE IN GLENDALE – USA – Narine & Sureya Melkonian – 11 min. and ***HERE & THERE – Armenia/Canada/Lebanon – Garine Torossian – 21 min.) – $15 Zoom intro by Anahid Nazarian
7pm
***AGENT 044: OPERATION GARNI – Armenia – Vahan – 105 min. with ***THE MUD – Armenia – Vahan Grigoryan – 11 min. – $15
9pm
7 VEILS – Canada – Atom Egoyan – 107 min. – $25 Preceded by DVD signing by Atom Egoyan & followed by Q&A with Atom Egoyan hosted by CTV’s Shant Serabian.
SATURDAY NOV. 18
11am
***CHNCHIK – Armenia – Aram Shahbazyan – 90 min. with **HANDSTAND – Armenia – Ovsanna Shehayan – 15 min. and ***THE STRUCTURE IS ROTTEN COMRADE – Armenia/Canada – Garine Torossian – 9 min., – $15 Intro by Lucy Yeganian (editor of CHINCHIK).
1pm
ARMENIA NOW series (**CITY OF CARDS – Armenia – Garin Hovanissian – 33 min., **IT TAKES A VILLAGE – Armenia/Belgium/France – directed by Ophelia Harutyunyan & produced by Nare Ter-Gabrielyan – 23 min., **CROSSING THE BLUE – Armenia – Victoria Aleksanyan – 12 min., ***SIMON’S WAY – Armenia – Edgar Baghdasaryan – 30 min, and **NOWHERE – Armenia – Garin Hovanissian – 12 min.) – $15 Zoom Intro by Alec Mouhibian (Producer of CITY OF CARDS & NOWHERE)
3pm
WE THRIVE – USA – Lisa Hagopian & Eric Harabedian – 82 min. with **ART IN MOTION – USA – Hayk Matevosyan – 5 min. and ***THE GRANNY – Armenia – Aram Shahbazyan – 20 min. – $15 Intro by Hayk Matevosyan. Followed by Q&A with Lisa Hagopian & Eric Harabedian.
Gala – 7:30pm
ARARAT UNCOVERED – Kev Orkian – Armenia/UK – 60 min.- $100. Intro by director Andy Simon followed by Zoom address from Kev Orkian. Performance by THE SOUND OF OUR ROOTS.
SUNDAY NOV. 19
11am
SYMPHONY OF FILM – by Armenian Directors from around the world (Short Films not about Artsakh/Armenia or Diasporan issues) *LOOK UP – Canada – Chanel Tossounian – 7 min., *I WANNA BE FAMOUS – Canada – Chanel Tossounian – 11 min., ***A LONELY NIGHT – France – Arnaud Khayadjanian – 14 min., *SHESH-BESH – USA – Anahid Nazarian – 17 min. **CARNIVORE – USA – Michael Aloyan – 17 min., ***EMMA – Armenia – Martin Matevosyan – 25 min. and ***CHRISTMAS ROAST – Armenia – Aleksander Bagasaryan – 20 min. **ANIMUS – USA – Hrag Yedalian – 10 min., **IN SEARCH OF BOOZERS & SCHMUCKS – USA – Hrag Yedalian – 13 min., – $15 Intro by Chanel Tossounian.
1:30pm
**LOVE IS IN THE WATER – Canada – Armen Poladian – 65 min. with MUFFINS MEAN YES – Canada – Armen Poladian – 8 min. and *****ACMAO – Canada – Dr. Ani Hasserjian – 18 min.- $15. Intro by Dr. Ani Hasserjian. Followed by Q&A with Armen Poladian.
3:30pm
**LIGHT DROPS – Armenia – Arman Chilingaryan – 80 min. with ***250KM – Armenia – Hasmik Movsisyan – 23 min. – $15
5:30pm
**IT’S SPRING – Armenia – Roman Musheghyan – 105 min. – $15
7:15pm
***WOMEN IN BLACK – Armenia/USA – Gor Kirakosian – 112 min. – $25 Intro by Gor Kirakosian. Followed by Festival Awards Ceremony & Reception.
FULL FESTIVAL PASS $400 (save $50)
VIRTUAL PASS $100 (save $20)
LIVE PASS $300 (save $30)
THE BIG TICKET with Atom, Kev & Gor $125 (save $25)
