Maria Saakyan
Maria SAAKYAN (1980, Armenia) moved when twelve from Armenia to Russia. She studied in Russia from 1997 to 2003 with Vladimir Kobrin at the Russian State Institute for Cinematography (VGIK) where she made short animation and experimental films. The Lighthouse (2006) was her first feature. After her debut she made I'm Going to Change My Name (2012) and Entropiya (2013). In 2018 Saakyan died at the age of 37.
Filmography
The Game (2000, short), The Farewell (2003, short), Mayak/The Lighthouse (2006), Alaverdi/I'm Going to Change My Name (2012), Entropiya (2013)
Maria Saakyan op IFFR
Farewell
27'
Rusland
IFFR 2004
Fifteen Years
18'
Rusland
IFFR 2005
The Lighthouse
78'
Rusland
IFFR 2007
The Lighthouse
Deze recent gerestaureerde film toont de oorlog in de Kaukasus – zonder oorlogsscènes. De uitzonderlijk getalenteerde regisseur stierf precies een jaar geleden.
78'
Rusland
IFFR 2019