CROSSING THE BLUE
CROSSING THE BLUE
Performance
Anoush leaves her son behind. This, like much else in this film, can be guessed at. A work rich in allusions that are cleverly packaged in a minimalist cinematic approach – what has come to pass, what does the future hold in store? A portrait of self-discovery induced from without. Ultimately, we believe we know more about this person, caught here between her inner worlds, than she does herself.
Text: Bernd Buder
Supporting film for: MEL (Inna Sahakyan/Paul Cohen, AM/NL 2023, 76 Min)
06.11.2024 | 10:30 | Kammerbühne (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)
VICTORIA ALEKSANYAN, ARMINE ANDA
LEIGH LISBAO UNDERWOOD
SARKO MENEE, ARAX SARGSYAN
VARDAN HARUTYUNYAN, MIQAYEL VOSKANYAN
VICTORIA ALEKSANYAN, ANNA DEMIANENKO
Victoria Aleksanyan - Victoria is a director from Armenia. She holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Cinematography Production from Columbia University School of Arts. Her student short film "Caregivers" premiered at Armenia's most celebrated film festival - Golden Apricot IFF in 2014 and won Best Foreign Picture award at Sunset Film Festival in Los-Angeles, USA. "Crossing the blue", a narrative short, co-written, directed and co-produced by Victoria, is Armenia/Netherlands/USA co-production. The film premiered in July 2022, at Golden Apricot IFF’s Official Competition, and internationally at Cinemed Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival’s Official Competition. It was selected for such Academy qualifying festivals as Tampere, Go Short and Interfilm. The film received “Best Actress” Award in Malta Short Film Festival, “Best Cinematography” Award in Yerevan Short Film Festival, Armenia, and “Best Short Film” in Germogli di Cinema (Debuts) in Visioni Corte, Italy.
