Cast & Crew
Producer: Vardan Hovhannisyan,
Director, Cinematographer: and Editor: Arman Ayvazyan,
Production: Bars Media Documentary Film Studio
Synopsis
The brutal Nagorno-Karabakh War of 2020 ended in a Russian-mediated ceasefire forcing Armenia to cede territory it had controlled to Azerbaijan. As a result, thousands of Armenians living in these regions were forced to leave their homes. Days before the handover deadline, a group of volunteers risk their lives to enter the Lachin region to search for and save beautiful sacred ancient Armenian stone inscriptions known as “khachkars,” from destruction.
Festivals/Awards and more
VGIK International Student Film Festival (Russia)- Award For Best Cinematography For a Nonfiction Films, 2022
Соль Земли (Russia)- Победитель в номинации, 2022
Окно в Европу (Russia)- Особое упоминания жюри «За драматургическую точность деталей», 2022
Саратовские страдания (Russia)- Специальный приз жюри, 2022
Флаэртиана (Russia)- Спецупоминание «За сформированную оптику», 2023
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (Armenia)- Silver Apricot (Apricot stone), 2023
DocNyc (USA)- American Premier, 2023
Yerevan short film festival (Armenia)- Best Documentary, 2024
DOC NYC - https://www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-collateral-damage/stones/
Послание к человеку - https://message2man.com/films/the-stones/
MUBI - stones-2022
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