"The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia" documentary to be screened in AmsterdamNovember 18, 2009 - 14:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia is world premier at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).The documentary (Vardan Hovhannisyan, Arman Yeritsyan, Inna Sahakyan, Armenia, US, Japan, 2009, Colour, video, 54 min) tells a story current Armenia through the two of Armenia's most celebrated tightrope dancers, both in their late seventies. The elderly men place their hopes in a teenage orphan to take over this ancient art form or face having it lost forever. Zhora, 78-years-old, and Knyaz, 77-years-old, were once the most celebrated tightrope dancers in Armenia. Today they are the only masters who can keep this art alive against the currents of contemporary society. Envious rivals throughout their lives, they now share the same hope, that the only remaining tightrope, student will continue their art. Hovsep, a 17-year-old orphan adopted by Zhora, has to decide whether to become the last tightrope dancer in a society that has abandoned both him and the art of tightrope dancing. And now, after the death of Zhora, his teacher, Hovsep's choice has only become more difficult. After each film there will be a Q & A session with the film's director, Inna Sahakyan. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |