Karabakh is a place which needs to be spoken and filmed

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS. Karabakh is a place which needs to be spoken and filmed, French-Armenian filmmaker Arnaud Khayadjanian said in an interview with “Armenpress”.

“My first time in Karabakh happened on July 15 2016. I was invited by Ministry of Culture to screen my documentary "STONY PATHS" at Aznavour Cultural Center.

First, I was so interested by the road between Yerevan and Stepanakert. Somptuous landscapes, no man's land,borders beyond the mountains, etc. In Stepanakert, I was very impressed by the contrast between the joy of life and the omnipresence of war. I could feel the thirst of life, the brave of people who suffered.

The strongest memory I have... Just before the beginning of my screening, a group of young militaries has made its appearance. They were about 18 years old. I was very touched and surprised. I didn't have the opportunity to talk with them after the screening. I'm so curious about their feelings concerning my movie”, he said.

Arnaud Khayadjanian said he is planning to make a movie about Nagorno Karabakh. He made such a statement earlier when he was in Armenia, and expressed concern why there are not many movies telling the story of Karabakh.

“My goal is to spend 1 month on Karabakh to make some researches and to write a screenplay. For now I would like to focus on the youth. As in my documentary Stony Paths, I'm very interested by the consequences of war and painful on the new generation”, he stated.