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Award Winner, Current Events, International, Women + Director, Women-Centered Stories

Motherland

A Fiscally Sponsored Project

Director:

Emily Mkrtichian:

2018

19 minutes

Women in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory between Azerbaijan and Armenia, courageously work to clear land mines in the wake of a brutal ethnic war, combating traditional gender roles and forming close bonds in the process.

Awards

2019 Copenhagen International Film Festival- Best Documentary Short
2019 Pomegranate International Film Festival- Best Documentary Short

Official Selections

2020 Big Sky Film Festival
2019 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
2019 Camden Film Festival
2019 Duhok International Film Festival
2019 Aesthetica Short Film Festival
2019 DC Shorts International Film Festival
2019 Dumbo Film Festival
2019 Newport Beach Film Festival
2019 Australian Armenian Film Festival
2019 SpIFF