Ashot JAZOYAN
Ашот ДЖАЗОЯН
Achot DJAZOIAN
Russia, 2015, 20mn 
documentary
Armjanskie eskizy
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Армянские эскизы

 

 Armenians sketches

 Esquisses arméniennes

 
Directed by : Ashot JAZOYAN (Ашот ДЖАЗОЯН)
Writing credits : Ashot JAZOYAN (Ашот ДЖАЗОЯН)
Cinematography : Sargis KHARAZYAN (Саргис ХАРАЗЯН), Kirill TARASOV (Кирилл ТАРАСОВ)
Sound : Kirill TARASOV (Кирилл ТАРАСОВ)
Produced by : Ashot JAZOYAN (Ашот ДЖАЗОЯН)
Companies : Продюсерский центр «4 формата» / Centre de production "4 format"
 

Plot synopsis
Each sketch is a short video story, each time a unique story about an Armenian master craftsman and the creative process. Classical and contemporary music by Armenian composers accompany these sketches. Each is dedicated to a traditional craft (khatchkar creation or musical instrument making) but also to the innovations brought by the new rising Armenian generation. In the soundtrack, no voice-over but a whole series of rich sounds specially gleaned from video and musical compositions so that anyone anywhere in the world can understand Armenian culture without translation and additional explanations.
Note: “khatchkar”: (literally cross-stone in Armenian) vertical, tombstone or memorial stone, engraved with a cross and complex ornamental interlacing.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Message to Man : International Short, Documentary and Animated Film Festival, St Petersburg (Russia), 2022
- "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival ''A Window to Europe'', Vyborg (Russia), 2016