1489 (film)
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| Directed by | Shoghakat Vardanyan |
| Edited by | Tigran Baghinyan, Armen Papyan |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Armenia |
| Language | Armenian |
1489 is an Armenian war documentary film directed by Shoghakat Vardanyan. The film focuses on the director's personal experience as she and her family cope with the disappearance of her brother, Soghomon Vardanyan, during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The title "1489" refers to the number assigned to Soghomon's unidentified remains, symbolizing the many soldiers who perished in the conflict and whose bodies remained nameless.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Plot
The film chronicles Shoghakat Vardanyan's journey over a period of more than three years, as she documents the search for her brother, who was serving in the Armenian army when the war broke out between the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) and Azerbaijan in September 2020. Soghomon, a 21-year-old music student, went missing on the seventh day of the conflict. Using her smartphone, Shoghakat captures intimate footage of her family's emotional turmoil during their search for answers.
Six months after his disappearance, human remains were found, but it took over a year and a half for the family to receive the results of a DNA test confirming whether the remains were indeed Soghomon's.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | 2023 | Best Feature-Length Documentary | Won | [7] | |
| FIPRESCI Award | Shoghakat Vardanyan | Won | |||
| Krakow Film Festival | 2024 | International Documentary Film Competition | Nominated | ||
| Trieste Film Festival | Alpe Adria Cinema Award | Won | |||
| Sofia International Film Festival | International Documentary Competition | Nominated | |||
| Best Documentary Film | Won | ||||
| Doc LA - Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival | Best Documentary Award | Won | [8] | ||
| ZagrebDox | International Competition | Nominated | |||
| Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival | Best Documentary | Won |
See also
References
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (17 November 2023). "War Documentary '1489' Wins Best Film at IDFA". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Շողակաթ Վարդանյանի «1489» ֆիլմը հերթական մրցանակն է ստացել Լոս Անջելեսի փառատոնում". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Armenian). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "2020 Karabakh war victims honored with minute of silence before '1489' screening at Czech international film festival". News.am. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Hunter, Allan (20 November 2023). "'1489': IDFA Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (16 November 2023). "Shoghakat Vardanyan's '1489,' About Disappearance of Director's Brother, Wins Best Film at IDFA". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Malgina, Anna (13 November 2023). ""Я делала этот фильм для всех парней, которые погибли". В Амстердаме показали картину о поисках погибшего в Карабахе брата". Current Time TV (in Russian). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "1489 wins Best Film in the International Competition and Canuto's Transformation wins Best..." IDFA. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "2024 DOC LA". Retrieved 24 November 2024.