Vazgen: The Last Sparapet tells the remarkable true story of Vazgen Sargsyan, the writer, soldier, and national leader who helped forge modern Armenia. After surviving a near-fatal accident as a child, Vazgen grows into a passionate writer, intellectual, and visionary driven by an unwavering love for his homeland. When the […]
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Céline arrives in Armenia for the first time to legalise the death of Arto, her husband. She discovers that he has lied to her, that he fought in the war, usurped his identity, and that his former friends consider him a deserter. A new journey begins for her, as she
Legendary Spartak player Nikita Simonyan becomes the coach of Yerevan’s Ararat and sets himself an impossible task: a “golden double” – victory in both the USSR Cup and the USSR Championship. To do so, he must win the trust of his new team and overcome fierce competition. A moving historical
As AFFA celebrates its 10th anniversary, join us for a special 10th anniversary screening of Lion (2016), one of the most acclaimed Australian films of the past decade. Directed by Garth Davis and based on the remarkable true story of Saroo Brierley, Lion follows a young Indian boy who becomes
An emotionally powerful coming-of-age drama set in Little Armenia. 12 year-old Armenian boy, Aram, is suddenly uprooted from his home and sent to live with his Grandfather in America. He falls in with the wrong crowd and struggles to navigate the clash between old-world values and new-school Armenian identity. A
It is 1947, and Charlie, a genocide survivor having escaped the genocide and grown up in the USA, repatriates back to Armenia to connect with his homeland, only to be greeted with the harsh reality of Soviet Communism. Ending up in a Soviet prison he is hopeless and alone, when
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