UNAFF 2005 : Films : Armenian Lullaby

ARMENIAN LULLABY
Irina Patkanian (Armenia/Russia/USA) 5'

Description:
Filmmaker Irina Patkanian's great great grandfather, Rafael (1832-1892) wrote a poem about an Armenian mother whose baby can only go to sleep to the sound of battle songs in a land ravaged by wars. In the summer of 2003, Irina visited Armenia to shoot her film Armenian Lullaby. She created a moving video poem - a beautiful montage of images propelled by the reading of Rafael Patkanian's poem by Lilit Pipoyan.

Biography:
Russian born, Irina Patkanian is an experimental filmmaker who lives and works in New York City. Patkanian is the cofounder of the non-for-profit film and theater company "In Parenthesis". Most recently Patkanian wrote/directed and produced a digital short "Second Egyptian" and she is currently finishing a feature documentary "My American Neighbor" about the perception of America in Russia, France, Egypt, Italy and Greece. Irina Patkanian is a Professor of Media Production at the Department of Television and Radio at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.

Contact Information:
Irina Patkanian
In Parentheses, Inc.
PO Box 987, Planetarium Station
New York, NY 10024
E-mail: irina@inparentheses.org
URL: www.inparentheses.org