After years apart, a once-close group of friends each receive an important opportunity that sends them to Dubai for their own personal or professional reasons. They all unexpectedly end up on the same flight, but in a sudden turn of events, land in a remote, unfamiliar forest with no way […]
Liana, a struggling musician, is given a three-week deadline to create a record demo. She decides to take a leap of faith and travel to her late father’s homeland, Armenia for the first time, desperate to reignite her passion for music. Set during Christmas, what begins as a search for
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
A routine school excursion changes the course of history when two curious students accidentally open the legendary door of Aghravakar (Raven Rock), releasing Poqr Mher (Mher Junior) into the present day. Suddenly transported from the world of Armenian myth into modern life, Poqr Mher embarks on a thrilling journey filled
Follow the deeply personal journeys of two individuals in this emotionally powerful documentary as they navigate their relationship with faith and find God’s presence on their own paths. Through intimate access to their lives and reflections from priests and spiritual leaders, the film explores how each person wrestles with doubt,
Two newborn boys, accidentally switched at birth, grow up in opposite worlds – one in Babken Darbinyan’s family in extreme wealth and the other in Movses ‘Mosso’ Darbinyan’s family in poverty. When the biological truth is suddenly revealed seventeen years later, both families meet, descending into chaos. When a painting
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