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LITHUANIAN DIRECTOR IS SHOOTING A FILM ABOUT THE ARMENIAN COMMEMORATIVE STONES /KHACHQARER/
Karabakh-open.info
Monday, 21 May 2012 10:19
The Lithuanian painter, stage director and cameraman Avidas Barisas is
shooting a documentary film about the commemorative stones of Armenia,
Artsakh and Lithuania /in contrast to the Armenian ones the Lithuanian
commemorative stones are made of wood/.
"Everything is interesting in Artsakh, each mountain, river and tree
is of special interest. There are so many historical and cultural
monuments here that it is impossible to shoot them all during one
visit. The shooting process will take a year and during this period we
will visit Armenia and Artsakh several times with a larger film crew.
The exhibition of the commemorative stones in the film will be
accompanied by old national songs and music," A. Barisas said.
As a result we will have three variants of one film with the first
around an hour and a half in duration, the second being a 45-minute
film made for festivals, and the third shot as a 15-minute commercial
film.
The director is going to present the film in three festivals at
once such as the Lithuanian documentary films festival, the Armenian
"Golden Apricot" and Berlin film festivals.
The idea of shooting the film belongs to the Armenian residents of
Lithuania Vahan and Olga Arzumanyans. O. Arzumanyan is a well-known
pianist and the organizer of the "Tnjre" international classical
music festival of young musicians.
Besides the film about commemorative stones A. Barisas is also shooting
a documentary play about an Armenian whose name is George.
"George served in Lithuania during the years of the Soviet Union and
settled in there. I got acquainted with him by chance and gave him
my visiting card. Some time later he called and asked me to help him
in the operation of his eyes. I shot the whole operation process /I
have such practice/ and it was then that the idea of shooting a film
about him came to my mind. The film is entitled "Eye, Carriage and
Kite" which will be presented in the Armenian "Golden Apricot" and
the Lithuanian film festivals as soon as the shooting is completed,"
the director noted in his interview to Karabakh-open.info.
Karabakh-open.info
Monday, 21 May 2012 10:19
The Lithuanian painter, stage director and cameraman Avidas Barisas is
shooting a documentary film about the commemorative stones of Armenia,
Artsakh and Lithuania /in contrast to the Armenian ones the Lithuanian
commemorative stones are made of wood/.
"Everything is interesting in Artsakh, each mountain, river and tree
is of special interest. There are so many historical and cultural
monuments here that it is impossible to shoot them all during one
visit. The shooting process will take a year and during this period we
will visit Armenia and Artsakh several times with a larger film crew.
The exhibition of the commemorative stones in the film will be
accompanied by old national songs and music," A. Barisas said.
As a result we will have three variants of one film with the first
around an hour and a half in duration, the second being a 45-minute
film made for festivals, and the third shot as a 15-minute commercial
film.
The director is going to present the film in three festivals at
once such as the Lithuanian documentary films festival, the Armenian
"Golden Apricot" and Berlin film festivals.
The idea of shooting the film belongs to the Armenian residents of
Lithuania Vahan and Olga Arzumanyans. O. Arzumanyan is a well-known
pianist and the organizer of the "Tnjre" international classical
music festival of young musicians.
Besides the film about commemorative stones A. Barisas is also shooting
a documentary play about an Armenian whose name is George.
"George served in Lithuania during the years of the Soviet Union and
settled in there. I got acquainted with him by chance and gave him
my visiting card. Some time later he called and asked me to help him
in the operation of his eyes. I shot the whole operation process /I
have such practice/ and it was then that the idea of shooting a film
about him came to my mind. The film is entitled "Eye, Carriage and
Kite" which will be presented in the Armenian "Golden Apricot" and
the Lithuanian film festivals as soon as the shooting is completed,"
the director noted in his interview to Karabakh-open.info.