Director of Photography
The once friendly and loving Gureev family finds itself on the verge of divorce. Spouses Olga and Sergey have moved away from each other, and children Anton and Nastya worry about their parents. Sergey, a fashion photographer, receives an assignment to fly to an exhibition. He is trying to cancel the business trip because it is Nastya's birthday. Olga, once again disappointed in her husband's actions, is ready to file for divorce... But eight-year-old Nastya, their daughter, buys a trip to Armenia for the whole family with the donated money. Fun adventures await the Gureev family, including an immersion in the flavor of a local wedding, which is celebrated for just 7 days and 7 nights. They will also pass their own tests, which will help them understand what is most valuable and important in this life.
Cinematography
Based on author's childhood memories of the devastating 1988 Spitak earthquake. The father and his two young kids are left without a home and above all, the disaster had claimed the life of their beloved mother and wife. After painful quest to find her body and give her a proper burial, by the new year's eve the family is settled in a makeshift home near the wreckage of their home. While his daughter and son are still playing and merging the disaster into their games, the father for the sake of his children struggles to find strength and heart to live on.
Cinematography
Cinematography
Based on a true story, this is a subtle tale of re-affirmation of the identity of the artist following the Armenian Diaspora. It is an encounter with his alter-ego, a dialogue with his own conscience, a gradual dawning of the truth and an authentic glance at life... themes understandable by all. The film is an episode in the life of the director, a life full of surprises, and all the more so for being a cosmopolitan Armenian-American now standing on his native soil, his ultimate source of creative energy and ideas.
