Our next interesting meeting was organized with two Armenian filmmakers, Arman Yeritsyan and Inna Sahakyan, the directors of the documentary “The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia”, a touching and fascinating film about the dying art of tightrope dancing and their last carriers produced by Bars Media studio.
Arman Yeritsyan is a well-known documentary filmmaker. Most of his previous works, including “Under the Open Sky” and “Hello, Fellini” were awarded in a number of prestigious international film festivals.
The meeting, which included also the screening of the film, lasted till late evening, despite the heavy rain and terrible wind.
A short description of the film for those who are interested:
Zhora (76) and Knyaz (77) were once the most celebrated masters of tightrope dancing in Armenia. Today, they are the only surviving performers who can keep this ancient art alive against the current of contemporary society. Having been bitter rivals throughout their lives, a common objective has finally brought them together: to train the only student of tightrope dancing left in the country. Hovsep, a sixteen year old orphan boy, has to decide whether or not to accept the role of the last tightrope dancer in Armenia, in a society that has abandoned both him and the art of tightrope dancing.
Check out the previous Green Days of the studio, by the way. Why shouldn’t you?
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