The Throne of Ara
Alexis Pazoumian
Synopsis
Ara, an 80-year-old astrophysicist, continues his research in his observation station perched on a mountain in Armenia. As war looms and his granddaughter Anouch tries to convince him to leave the mountain, a long-lost cosmic signal reappears: the “Pulsar of Ani.”
Credits
- Genre
- Short film
- Director
- Alexis Pazoumian
- Writers
- Alexis Pazoumian and Joël Nsita
- Language
- Armenian
- Status
- In writing
- With the support of
- French National Centre for Cinema (residency grant from)
- The Normandy region of France (development fund)
- Gaiff Pro 2025 (« Short Cuts Nest » pitching) mentorship award