The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia (6+)
Armenia, 2010, colour, 52 min.
Directors: Arman Yeritsyan, Inna Sahakyan
Directors: Arman Yeritsyan, Inna Sahakyan
This is the life story of The Last Two Tightrope Dancers in Armenia, Zhora (78) and Knyaz (75), who once were the most celebrated masters. They are the last ones who still have their performing troupes and keeping the ancient art alive, but all their students become older and find other interests in life. Why is their art not important anymore? This film will try to find out why artists who were once treated like gods can soon be forgotten.
AWARDS
Special Jury Award at 8th Gdansk DocFilm Festival, Poland; Best Armenian Film at 7th Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Armenia; The Best Cinematography at Saratov sufferings International Documentary Film Festival, Russia; The Best Feature Length Documentary, The Best Script Development at «Russia» Documentary Film Festival, Russia; Grand Prix at XIX International Festival of Ethnological Film, Serbia; The Best Documentary at 5th Pomegranate Film Festival, Canada; The Best Documentary at Listapad International Film Festival, Belorussia; The Best Documentary at 39th Dance on Camera Film Festival, US, 2011; The Best Documentary at 14th Arpa International Film Festival, Sept. 22-24, 2011, Hollywood, US; The Best Feature Length Documentary at TRANZYT Documentary Film Festival, Oct. 9-15, 2011, Poznan, Poland; The Golden Heart of Slavonia at the 9th International Ethno Film Festival, June 26-29, 2012, Slovenia.
Arman Yeritsyan
Arman Yeritsyan
is a participant, winner and jury member of numerous international film festivals. He taught a series of workshops and master classes on documentary filmmaking at Moscow State University, VGIK, Russian Internews, Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinema. Since 2007 Arman is collaborating with Bars Media Documentary Film Studio, working as a director and scriptwriter.
FILMOGRAPHY
«The End», 2003; «Want to Say», 2003; «Under the Open Sky», 2005; «Hello Felini», 2006; «Aram Khachatryan», 2007; «The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia», 2010; «15 Young by Young: Kings for Sale», 2012; «Donkeymentary», 2012.
Inna Sahakyan
Inna Sahakyan
graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts with an M.A. degree in Fine Arts Criticism. Since 2003 she has been working as a producer and director at Bars Media Documentary Film Studio. She has directed and produced a number of short and fundraising documentaries for various international organizations and local NGOs (UN, UNICEF, European Union, and USAID). She is currently producing several documentary TV programs for ARTE.
FILMOGRAPHY
«Sold out childhood», 2006; «Childhood Dreams», 2006; «PSAs for Tax inspection of Armenia», 2006; «Stone Democracy», 2006; «A Story of People in War and Peace», 2007; «Akhtamar», 2009; «The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia», 2010; «Power of the Girls», 2012; «Donkeymentary», 2012.
Armenia, 2010, colour, 52 min.
Directors: Arman Yeritsyan, Inna Sahakyan
Directors: Arman Yeritsyan, Inna Sahakyan
This is the life story of The Last Two Tightrope Dancers in Armenia, Zhora (78) and Knyaz (75), who once were the most celebrated masters. They are the last ones who still have their performing troupes and keeping the ancient art alive, but all their students become older and find other interests in life. Why is their art not important anymore? This film will try to find out why artists who were once treated like gods can soon be forgotten.
AWARDS
Special Jury Award at 8th Gdansk DocFilm Festival, Poland; Best Armenian Film at 7th Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Armenia; The Best Cinematography at Saratov sufferings International Documentary Film Festival, Russia; The Best Feature Length Documentary, The Best Script Development at «Russia» Documentary Film Festival, Russia; Grand Prix at XIX International Festival of Ethnological Film, Serbia; The Best Documentary at 5th Pomegranate Film Festival, Canada; The Best Documentary at Listapad International Film Festival, Belorussia; The Best Documentary at 39th Dance on Camera Film Festival, US, 2011; The Best Documentary at 14th Arpa International Film Festival, Sept. 22-24, 2011, Hollywood, US; The Best Feature Length Documentary at TRANZYT Documentary Film Festival, Oct. 9-15, 2011, Poznan, Poland; The Golden Heart of Slavonia at the 9th International Ethno Film Festival, June 26-29, 2012, Slovenia.