Hovering between the realms of poetry and history, this stunningly photographed, elegiac work – shot mostly in long takes – mixes cryptic metaphor and fantastic symbolism to tell the story of Avetik, an Armenian filmmaker exiled in Berlin. In sensuous, lyric styling, Askarian employs dreamlike images to reflect the history of his homeland, tranquil childhood memories, images inspired by erotic medieval poetry, and autobiographical shades of his own exile in Germany.
Directing | Don Askarian | Director |
Writing | Don Askarian | Writer |
Art | Don Askarian | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Marien Harutunian | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Birgit Düvelmeyer | Makeup Artist |
Camera | Andreas Sinanos | Director of Photography |
Editing | Don Askarian | Editor |
Sound | Dagmar Hafezi | Sound Editor |
Production | Margarita Woskanjan | Producer |
Camera | Gagik Avakyan | Director of Photography |
Camera | Martin Gressmann | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up | Marlik Bagdassarian | Makeup Artist |
Directing | Barbara Schubert | First Assistant Director |
Sound | Ralf Krause | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |