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Producer - Country
Armenia
Khachatryan Ruben
Hey...
The film tells the story of a herdsman named Vardan who lives in Garni, one of the most beautiful areas of Armenia. He leads quite a lonely life rejected by the villagers and his own family. The family left him because he didn’t want to sell his about 5 dozen goats to provide them better living. The herdsman says that he has always been an object for myth for his villagers. If it is weird to the villagers, it is quite normal for Vardan to speak to his goats in human language, calling them human names. As Vardan says goats are like children for him. “Hey...” that’s how he’s calling out for them. So the film features someone who has preferred to live in harmony with his goats and the nature. Vardan’s only friend - a bee-keeper living in the mountains and devoted his whole life to his bees says he learns a lot from his friend. He says “Vardan was to be given wings to fly but he never got them’’. But once he disappears in the mountains with his animals in the nature, one realises that it is the goats and the nature that are giving him wings to fly instead of humans.
Silent Scream
The documentary was made by Armenian boys and girls in the age between 12 and 16 years. They are members of the SunChild Eco-club in the remote village Urtsadzor. The FPWC founded SunChild Eco-clubs all over Armenia where children can learn to shoot, direct and edit films dedicated to wildlife and environment. The film "Silent Scream" was shot in the young filmmakers’ home village which is situated near the Khosrov nature reserve where many endangered animal species find a retreat. The film observes the villagers behavior towards these wild and rare animals like bears, storks, eagles and wolves.
The film tells the story of a herdsman named Vardan who lives in Garni, one of the most beautiful areas of Armenia. He leads quite a lonely life rejected by the villagers and his own family. The family left him because he didn’t want to sell his about 5 dozen goats to provide them better living. The herdsman says that he has always been an object for myth for his villagers. If it is weird to the villagers, it is quite normal for Vardan to speak to his goats in human language, calling them human names. As Vardan says goats are like children for him. “Hey...” that’s how he’s calling out for them. So the film features someone who has preferred to live in harmony with his goats and the nature. Vardan’s only friend - a bee-keeper living in the mountains and devoted his whole life to his bees says he learns a lot from his friend. He says “Vardan was to be given wings to fly but he never got them’’. But once he disappears in the mountains with his animals in the nature, one realises that it is the goats and the nature that are giving him wings to fly instead of humans.
Silent Scream
The documentary was made by Armenian boys and girls in the age between 12 and 16 years. They are members of the SunChild Eco-club in the remote village Urtsadzor. The FPWC founded SunChild Eco-clubs all over Armenia where children can learn to shoot, direct and edit films dedicated to wildlife and environment. The film "Silent Scream" was shot in the young filmmakers’ home village which is situated near the Khosrov nature reserve where many endangered animal species find a retreat. The film observes the villagers behavior towards these wild and rare animals like bears, storks, eagles and wolves.
Language skills: Armenian, Russian, German , English,Education: 1999 - 2000 Institute of Art and design (Burg Gebichenschtein) Germany1994 - 1999 Armenian State Pedagogical Institute, Department of Culture(film directing)1995 - 1998 Armenian Republic Center of Aesthetic Education (ceramic and sculpture)1991 - 1994 Theological Seminary of Jerusalem1984 - 1991 Secondary School № 1801985 - 1990 School of Music № 20 (drums)Work Experience:2001- Founded Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets 2005-2006 Golden Apricot International Film Festival Organization Committee-Marketing and management. www.gaiff.am2004 - 2005 IAN TECH. Group- Project Manager.2003 - 2006 TV station “h2” - Project Manager and Filmmaker.2003 - Foundation FPWC - President of Council. www.fpwc.org2003 - Film director in Armenfilm Studio.(Work in 20+ Films as Cinematographer, Director, co-director, Photographer)2003 – 2006 Film Series about Environment 25 documentaries (Producer)2006-2007 Founder and Director of Sunchild Regional Environmental Festival2009- SunChild 2nd International Environmental Festival ExhibitionsCircular5 Exhibition, Armenia 1996.Exhibition in Rostock, Germany 1997 ceramic.
Filmograohy: I am Against (2010)
Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets
48 Fizkulturnikneri, Aygestan
0070 Yerevan
48 Fizkulturnikneri, Aygestan
0070 Yerevan