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The Egg

Dzun

VIFF Short Forum

Canadian Premiere

A struggling actor decides to steal an egg at the grocery store.

 

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Director
Cast

Avo Khalatyan, Artyom Karapetyan, David Yeghiazaryan

Credits
Country of Origin

Armenia

Year

2024

Language

In Armenian with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
12 min
Comedy Shorts
Thinkeys Creative Rooms

Credits & Director

Producer

Mariam Safaryan

Screenwriter

Vahan Grigoryan

Cinematography

Suren Tadevosyan

Editor

Robert Pashikyan

Production Design

Tigran Asaturov

Vahan Grigoryan headshot; The Egg director

Vahan Grigoryan

Vahan Grigoryan is an Armenian award-winning director and screenwriter. Despite not having the formal education in filmmaking, he courageously decided to follow his passion for storytelling. In 2021, he wrote and directed his debut short film, The Mud. In 2023, Vahan Grigoryan founded his film production company, Thinkeys Creative Rooms. As of now he has already created three short films.

Filmography: The Mud (2021); The Egg (2024); A Cello (2024)

 

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