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Gnishik: From Abandoned to Being Populated

Gnishik is disrupting the chain of abandoned villages in Vayots Dzor. While the village doesn't currently have new residents, the groundwork is in place.

November 21/2023

The Fisherman of Lake Sevan

Hamlet Amirkhanyan has been actively involved in fishing since 1990. However, fishing is not his primary occupation; he is also engaged in animal farming and agriculture.

June 12/2023

Childhood under siege

Nina Shahverdyan and Hetq Media Factory student Ani Balayan shot this documentary several months before the Azerbaijani aggression on September 19, 2023, while they were still in Artsakh. During that period, the Artsakh Armenians were starving under siege for months. Due to recent developments, Ani had to edit this video quickly, changing the original script.

September 21/2023

From blojiks to journalists: a look back from our alumni

Hetq Media Factory graduates share their memories and experience in the video made by the AY 2022-2023 students.

June 7/2023

"I'd like my films to be unforgettable and I'd like audiences to be emotionally affected, to be moved."

Ted Braun was in Armenia to conduct a three-day documentary workshop for young directors and screenwriters.

July 30/2023

The border-guarding family is at risk of losing their home

Hrach Antonyan's family, with three generations, lives a few hundred meters away from the Nakhichevan border in the Nor Aznaberd village of Vayots Dzor. The ex-serviceman, who was injured during the 44-day war and became disabled, does not know how to repay the loan and support his family with a 69,000 AMD disability pension.

May 15/2023

The Bell and the Cotton: Opposites in Harmony

Aram Melkonyan and Knar Hovsepyan are the last teachers of Mozrov village, located in Vayots Dzor.

July 10/2023

The Palace on the Plani Glukh — the Corncob

The Youth Palace was an endless labyrinth. There you could swim, listen to rock music in the green bar, get acquainted with someone, fall in love, have a first date at a revolving restaurant.

February 10/2023