Avo Khalatyan, Artyom Karapetyan, David Yeghiazaryan
Armenia
2024
In Armenian with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Mariam Safaryan
Screenwriter
Vahan Grigoryan
Cinematography
Suren Tadevosyan
Editor
Robert Pashikyan
Production Design
Tigran Asaturov
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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