Armenian Film Society and HollyShorts Armenian short film screenings graphicArmenian Film Society is set to present four Armenian short films with HollyShorts. The screenings will take place on Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
The series will include the following short films, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and a networking mixer in the lobby of the theater.
In the city of Nowhere, shadows dream of a life without their human masters. “Nowhere,” directed by Garin Hovannisian, won Best of Fest at the Oscar-qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival.
Directed by Tigran Nersisian, in “Back to Ashtarak,” a man returns to his hometown to relive the happiest moments of his childhood.
Directed by Ophelia Harutyunyan, “It Takes a Village…” centers on Mariam, who lives in an Armenian village where there are no men. On her birthday, her hopes of a reunited family are shattered, but she must put aside her own crushed dreams and help her friend Anush as she embarks into motherhood. “It Takes a Village…” won Best International Film at the Oscar-qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival. Ophelia Harutyunyan is a producer of the upcoming documentary on “The Sopranos.”
Directed by Avo John Kambourian. The documentary centers on Kef Time, a once popular genre of Armenian-American folk music, which had captivated the souls of its community from the 1970s to the 1990s. In this nostalgic intergenerational saga, a family and a community search for meaning and identity against the difficult cultural landscape of 21st century America, in an attempt to carve out a memory of permanence in the middle of transient history.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased here. The screening is sponsored by Kevork Law, courtesy of Zoe Kevork.
Founded in 2005, HollyShorts Film Festival is an annual Oscar-qualifying independent short film festival located in Hollywood, California, and one of the most prestigious film festivals of its kind. The yearly festival features an eclectic mixture of short films of various genres from around the world. HollyShorts also hosts monthly screenings.
Founded in 2015, Armenian Film Society champions Armenian films and champions Armenian filmmakers. Armenian Film Society has partnered with organizations such as Vidiots, American Cinematheque, and the Academy Museum, and has welcomed guests such as Atom Egoyan, Joe Manganiello, Mardik Martin, Sona Movsesian, Angela Sarafyan, and Sev Ohanian.