Don Askarian

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Don Askarian at IFFR

Ararat – Fourteen Views

A series of controlled improvisations. They focus on the holy Armenian mountain Ararat that is out of reach in Turkey. The filmmaker looks at his moun
Maestros: Kings & Aces
Musicians

Musical improvisations as poetic reflections of the psyche of the Armenian. Portrait of three Armenian musicians and all areas of everyday life in Arm
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On the Old Roman Road

An old Armenian’s memories of his country of birth, mixed with a modern crime story about Armenian terrorists set in Rotterdam. Poetic reflections in
Hubert Bals Fund
Komitas
Avetik

Don Askarian does not think it is a good sign if a film allows itself easily to be summarized in words; in his opinion, a camera can only ‘write’ cinematographically. Askarian also makes use of an intuitive and pure cinematographic approach. His film is not based on a written text. His approach can be compared […]
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Paradjanov

First real documentary about and homage to the famous Georgian director in interviews and film fragments.
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