Armenia's House Museums on Screen: Parajanov, Charents and Aguletsi - Short Films Screening with their Director and Producer, Christopher Atamian
Armenian Institute
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Visit Armenian artists’ museum houses in three short films before meeting the filmmaker
The Armenian Institute invites you to a screening of short documentary films on Thursday 19 November from 6.30pm, featuring writer, filmmaker and producer Christopher Atamian.
Atamian will present three of his films from House Culture, his documentary series for the independent Armenian media platform CivilNet. The films explore the lives and work of three significant figures in Armenian cultural history: poet Yeghishe Charents, artist and ethnographer Lusik Aguletsi, and filmmaker Sergei Parajanov. All three films are in English. Following the screenings, Atamian will join the audience for a discussion about the making of the series, the people and places it documents, and the importance of preserving Armenia’s cultural heritage.
House Culture visits Armenia’s historic house museums, or doon tankarans, where artists, writers and filmmakers once lived and worked. Through their homes, personal possessions and collections, the series considers how places and objects can preserve memories of individuals and communities.
The House Culture series explores how architecture, objects, and lived spaces connect past and present, creating a unique portrait of Armenia's rich cultural landscape. Blending documentary filmmaking with historical reflection, the films celebrate the creators who helped shape the soul of a nation whose artistic traditions stretch back millennia.
“In Armenia, culture is not simply celebrated—it is lived,” said Atamian. “It gives me great pleasure to present the lives of renowned Armenian writers and artists to audiences who may never have heard of them before, or who know only fragments of their work.”
Yeghishe Charents — One of Armenia’s best-known poets and an important figure in modern Armenian literature. His work challenged literary conventions and helped shape Armenian poetry in the 20th century.
Lusik Aguletsi — An artist, self-taught anthropologist and cultural preservationist who was displaced from her ancestral village of Agulis in Nakhichevan. Her collection of more than 1,000 objects reflects her lifelong interest in Armenian folk traditions and cultural history.
Sergei Parajanov — A filmmaker whose distinctive visual style challenged conventional approaches to cinema. Sometimes described as the “Fellini of the Caucasus”, Parajanov remains an important influence on filmmakers and artists internationally.
Founded in 2011, CivilNet is an independent Armenian media platform focused on democratic development, human rights and civil society in Armenia.
The House Culture creative team comprises Christopher Atamian (writer, producer and narrator), Hasmik Hovhannisyan (producer), Maria Yeghiazarian (producer), Ani Balayan (editor and camera), Tigran Margaryan (camera), Gevorg Haroyan (camera), and Salpi Ghazarian (supervising producer).
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