Storgetnya

Hovig Hagopian

Synopsis

March 2020, Yerevan, capital of Armenia. 230 meters underground, in the Avan salt mine, men and women walk to breathe easier. Physical activities and medical consultations set the rhythm of the timeless world of this underground clinic, where lives intersect and stories are told.

Credits

Genre
Short documentary, first film
Length
22 minutes
Production year
2020
Language
Armenian
Director
Hovig Hagopian
Author
Hovig Hagopian
Image
Hovig Hagopian
Sound
Hayk Israelyan
Editing
Lucie Brux
Sound editing
Benoît Gargonne
Mixing
Sylvain Adas
Color grading
Caïque de Souza
Music
Vardan Harutyunyan
Producer
Astrig Chandèze-Avakian
Production
La Fémis

Festivals

Selections

  • IDFA 2020 (Netherlands)
  • Go Short 2021 (Netherlands)
  • Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts 2021 (Egypt)
  • Nahal International Student Short Film Festival 2021 (Iran)
  • Vienna Shorts 2021 (Austria)
  • Docaviv – The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival 2021 (Israel)
  • Ko:Sh Film Fest 2021 (Albania)
  • CinéDOC – Tbilisi 2021 (Georgia)
  • MakeDox 2021 (North Macedonia)
  • Ujan International Documentary Film Festival 2021 (Armenia)
  • Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2021 (Armenia)
  • Seoul International Senior Film Festival 2021 (South Korea)
  • Venice Architecture Film Festival 2021 (Italy)
  • Dili International Film Festival 2021 (Timor-Leste)
  • Chaktomuk Short Film Festival 2021 (Cambodia)Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival 2021 (Nigeria)
  • Jakarta Independent Film Festival 2021 (Indonesia)
  • Message to Man International Film Festival 2021 (Russia)
  • VGIK International Student Film Festival 2021 (Russia)
  • Festival dei Popoli 2021 (Italy)
  • EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2021 (Poland)
  • Cotonou International Digital Film Festival 2021 (Benin)
  • Documentaria – Documentary Film Festival 2021 (Italy)
  • Abuja International Film Festival 2021 (Nigeria)
  • International Film School Festival Tetouan 2021 (Morocco)
  • Prvi Kadar International Film Festival 2021 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Caminhos Film Festival 2021 (Portugal)
  • Goa Short Film Festival 2021 (India)
  • Spektrum Documentary Film Festival 2021 (Indonesia)
  • Bahia 2021 (Brazil)
  • CaracasDoc 2021 (Venezuela)
  • Almaty Indie Film Festival 2021 (Kazakhstan)
  • Izmir Short Film Festival 2021 (Turkey)
  • Arpa International Film Festival 2021 (USA)
  • NUFF – Nordic Young Film Festival 2021 (Norway)
  • Cinema Verite 2021 (Iran)
  • MyFirstDoc 2021 (Tunisia)
  • MiradasDoc 2022 (Spain)
  • Melbourne Short Film Festival 2022 (Australia)
  • Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2022 (India)
  • International Short Film Week Regensburg 2022 (Germany)
  • Socially Relevant Film Festival 2022 (USA)
  • Hermitage Doc Fest 2022 (Russia)
  • Ethnocineca – International Documentary Film Festival Vienna 2022 (Austria)
  • Rebentos do Cinema Mundial 2022 (Portugal)
  • Filums – International Film Festival 2022 (Pakistan)
  • BARQ – Barcelona International Architecture Film Festival 2022 (Spain)
  • Under Soviet Skies Film Festival 2022 (United Kingdom)
  • Morocco Shorts 2022 (Morocco)
  • Psarokokalo Film Festival 2022 (Greece)
  • La Guarimba Film Festival 2022 (Italy)
  • Santorini Film Festival 2022 (Greece)
  • Images Festival 2022 (Canada)
  • CineGlobe 2022 (Switzerland)
  • Nara International Film Festival 2022 (Japan)
  • Flahertiana International Documentary Film Festival 2022 (Russia)
  • Astra Film Festival 2022 (Romania)
  • Pomegranate Film Festival 2022 (Canada)
  • Fipadoc 2021 (France)
  • Clermont-Ferrand 2021 – Short Film Market Picks Label
  • National Student Short Film Festival 2021 (France)
  • CINEMED 2021 (France)
  • Transcaucasia Film Festival 2021
  • Traces de Vies Film Festival 2021
  • Filmer le Travail 2022 (France)
  • Festival of Turkish Cinema 2022 (France)
  • Circulation(s) Photography & Film Festival 2022 (France)
  • Les Yeux Ouverts Film Festival 2022
  • Bullukian Foundation 2023 – Exhibition “À plein poumons” (“At Full Lungs”)
  • Sillon (Artistic Route / Itinéraire-Art-Drôme) 2023
  • International Meetings Science & Cinema 2023 (RISC)
  • a cinematic affair 2024 – Armenian Narratives from the 1990s to Today

Awards

  • Best Documentary Award from the professional jury at the National Student Short Film Festival (France)
  • Grand Prize at Cinedoc - Tbilisi (Georgia)
  • Silver Apricot (2nd prize) at Golden Apricot (Armenia)
  • Best Short Documentary at the Almaty Indie Film Festival (Kazakhstan)
  • Special Mention at Caracasdoc (Venezuela)
  • Best Short Documentary at the Arpa International Film Festival (United States)
  • Best Documentary at the Melbourne Short Film Festival (Australia)
  • Best Short Documentary at the Socially Relevant Film Festival (United States)
  • Best Student Short Film at the Santorini Film Festival (Greece)
  • Best Short Film at the Barcelona International Architecture Film Festival(Spain)
  • Best Cinematography at Filums - International Film Festival (Pakistan)