CivilnetShoghakat Vardanyan, the director of “1489,” joins Angela Hassassian in this CivilNet podcast to discuss the making of the film. The award-winning documentary, recently screened at the 21st Annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan, captures her family’s heart-wrenching experience following the disappearance of her brother, Soghomon Vardanyan, during the 2020 Artsakh war. Shoghakat shares intimate details about the filmmaking process, her family's support, and the film's emotional impact on audiences both in Armenia and abroad.
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