Recently I was made aware of an awesome art project called Luys i Luso featuring the internationally renowned jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan. For the commemoration of the centennial year of the Armenian Genocide, last year Armenia’s musical prodigy Tigran Hamasyan, along with the Yerevan State Choir embarked on a special journey through music and history. They...
Beautiful Short Videos of Armenia
I recently stumbled upon some amazing and artistic short videos of Armenian landscapes which I’d love to share with you. Check it out. Autumn of my Homeland – Armenia by Michael Bartikyan Armenia by Danny Salkov Snapshot Armenia by Blanche The colours of Armenia by Andranik Keshishyan Armenia from Above by Gene Sharp Armenia by...
Turkey, the Legacy of Silence – Support This Project!
Turkey, the Legacy of Silence is a beautifully filmed documentary about hidden Armenians of Turkey. This documentary gives us a glimpse into the lives of these people and their internal struggle with identity. See above the new trailer for this awesome documentary. While the documentary was completed and shown in various countries (Turkey, France, Belgium, Armenia) during...
Armenian Calligraphy Animation by Ruben Malayan
Armenian Calligraphy (Komitas Edit 2:30 min) by Ruben Malayan 2015 from Ruben Malayan on Vimeo.
Beautiful animation displaying Armenian Calligraphy, created by Ruben Malayan, music by Komitas. Ruben Malayan is an Armenian artist and designer who has devoted many years to studying ancient Armenian manuscripts and is perhaps personally responsible for the revival of the Armenian calligraphy art. I’ve been a huge fan of his work ever since I stumbled upon some...
Awesome 3D reconstruction of Dvin – Ancient Capitol of Armenia
Architect and Designer Ashot Ghazaryan created an awesome 3D model of Dvin; the ancient capitol city of Armenia. The 3D model was made for the documentary “Andin. Armenian Journey Chronicles” directed by Ruben Giney. It’s a great documentary which I have yet to see in its entirety, certainly one to keep an eye on. There are some clips and trailers on...
Stunning French documentary about Armenia on France 5
The French France 5 television has aired a documentary film on Armenia, and presented the country’s wonderful sights and history, and famous Armenians in a stunning manner. Director / Xavier Lefebvre Author / Guillaume Bernard P.S. wish it had English subtitles or translation and wish it was in better quality. I don’t seem to be able...
New Crowdfunding Project: “100 Faces of Survival”
100 Faces of Survival is a short documentary set to explore the Armenian identity. This is more than another Genocide documentary, it’s a documentary about survival. The filmmakers are planning to go around the country of Armenia to interview a wide cross section of people (from artists, officials to common folk), as well as film the beautiful locales, historic churches,...
Animated Film about the Brilliant Architect Momik [TRAILER]
A full-length animated movie is being created in Armenia about the genius, 13th-14th century, architect Momik. All of the artwork is created with aquarelle (watercolors) painted on a blank canvas by one artist Hayk Sayadian who also wrote the script, directs, animates and does voice-overs in the film. Hayk describes his endeavor: “This is my canvas, I’m an artist, and I...
Digging Into the Future: Armenia
A fascinating new documentary explores Armenian archaeological sites. An archaeological expedition is a journey of discovery and every discovery begins with questions. The answers lie in the past and the present — and a people’s cultural artifacts are the clues. Digging into the Future: Armenia, is the pilot screener of a new archaeology series...
Booze Traveler explores Armenia
Jack Maxwell in his humorous documentary series “Booze Traveler” for the Travelchannel explores Armenian culture of alcoholic beverages in his latest episode titled – The Armenian Trail –
