SYNOPSIS
It is a story of memories, farewell and forgiveness told by means of feelings and images.
CAST & CREW
Maria Sahakyan
Director
Script
Maria Sahakyan,Narine Zolyan
Director of Photography
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Production designer
Ivana Krcadinac
Sound
Philipp Lamshin
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Maria Sahakyan
Cast
Mikayel Vatinyan, Anahit Mkhchyan, Ani Smbatyan, Sergei Danielyan,.
Production company(ies)
VGIK
Maria Sahakyan
In 1992, she and her family moved to Russia. In 1996, she gained entrance to the film directing and animation department of Moscow All-Rusiian University of Cinematography (VGIK), Vladimir Kobrin’s workshop. In 2000 - 03, she made a series of mini-films for a multimedia encyclopedia about WWII and a few experimental short films. Maria graduated in 2003 with a degree project The Farewell, which was premiered at Rotterdam IFF in Europe and Telluride IFF in USA. In 2007-08, Maria started developing the project Gumry1946, which is telling personal stories from Armenian people and also started writing the script of I’m Going To Change My Name, which was awarded by B2B, Belgrade, DAB at the Golden Apricot IFF and was selected to participate in the TorinoFilmLab Development programme 2009.
Filmography
The Game (short, 2000), The Farewell (short, 2003), The Lighthouse (2006), Terranova (2009), Nahodka (2010, short), Entropy (2012), I’m Going to Change my Name (2013).
