CineCulture Film

For the Fall semester CineCulture presents free movies every Friday.  CineCulture club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening in-person discussion with actors, directors or producers.  These shows are free and open to the public.  Announcements will be posted on the CineCulture website.

 Sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program There Was, There Was Not (2024),  is an award winning Armenian film.  Using visual metaphor and transformative art to explore the female dreams and desires that persist in the face of war, trauma and inequality. The film explores the inner lives of four women living in Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed conflict zone between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Sarko, a young female artist who is painting portraits of women trying  to rebuild their war-torn home and work towards peace and equality. The artist learns of each woman’s desires, innermost thoughts and dreams while she paints their portraits.  Discussant: Emily Mkrtichian (Director).

In Armenian with English subtitles.

94 minutes.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLoA6koTJF4