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
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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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
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
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
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
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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
A genocide survivor becomes a silent movie star. At only 14 years old, Aurora loses everything during the horror of the Armenian Genocide. But with luck and extraordinary courage, she escapes to New York, where her story becomes a media sensation. After publishing a memoir of her experiences, Aurora goes
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
Directed by Inna Sahakyan (Aurora’s Sunrise, AFFA 2024) and Ruben Ghazaryan, Outliving Shakespeare is a poignant documentary set in a derelict Soviet-era retirement home in Armenia, where a group of elderly residents gathers to rehearse the original play Shakespeare’s Sins. As they journey from auditions to opening night, rehearsals become
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