Andin: Armenian Journey Chronicles

Andin. Armenian Journey Chronicles
Directed by Ruben Giney
Produced by Grant Sahakyan
Written by Ruben Giney
Narrated by Christopher Kent
Music by Luis Argüelles
Cinematography Azat Gevorgyan, Leo Chun Zi, Zhao Lin, Jerome Colin, Ivan Kuptsov, Janek Schwirten, David Rust, Dima Lujanskiy
Edited by Ruben Giney
Production
company
Orion
Release dates
  • 18 July 2014 (2014-07-18) (GAIFF)
  • 9 November 2014 (2014-11-09) (Toronto)
Running time
128 minutes
Country Armenia
China
France
India
United Kingdom
Spain
Russia
Mexico
Language English

Andin. Armenian Journey Chronicles is an epic[1] documentary directed by Ruben Giney. The film centers on historical links between Armenians travelling to India, China and other countries on the Silk Road.

Production

Because of a very small number of researchers proficient in the Armenian language, most of relevant study materials produced during the Soviet period have never been published in Europe. This is the exact reason why the film's creators set a goal of revealing all known facts that affected World History. In pursuit of unique archival materials, manuscripts, personal journals and diaries from the libraries of Paris, London, Mexico and Lisbon were filmed.

The documentary is designed for both ordinary viewers and experts specializing in the history of the Silk Road and the Spice trade.

Crew

The film was directed by Ruben Giney who had prior experience participating in several archaeological expeditions to the Tarim Basin. During three years of filming, Andin’s crew has visited 72 cities in 11 countries on 4 continents.[2][3][4] Because of a low budget, a completely new crew had to be put together in every single country. This resulted in a total number of 7 camera operators having worked on the film.

The Film crew with native from Dunhuang Oasis, 2012.

In August 2012, one of the crew members died in Calcutta amidst the outbreak of dengue fever.[5]

At a later stage, Luis Argüelles, a Mexican composer who had previously worked on Aquí y allá, a Cannes winning film, joined the team. He spent more than a year practicing duduk, Armenia’s national instrument, before he wrote the music for the film.

Achievements

Historical Deliveries

A number of important discoveries were made during filming in different countries:

A shot from the Film. Armenian Cemetery at Holy Trinity Chapel of Tangra

Release

The film debuted at the Golden Apricot film festival in Yerevan in July of 2014[8] where it received the award of the Union of Cinematographers of Armenia for Best Documentary Film. On 9 September 2014 the film was separately shown in Yerevan at a public screening attended by Galust Sahakyan, Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia, and representatives of Chinese Embassy in Armenia.

In November 2014, the film premiered in North America at the Pomegranate Film Festival, where it received the Jury Honorable Mention and Audience Choice Documentary Film awards. A month later the film's creators were invited to participate at the First International Silk Road Film Festival in China, Fuzhou City.

Reception

Andin appeared on several critics' lists of the best films of 2014, including: Best Ten of 2014 by Alex Deleon No. 6 - www.filmfestivals.com[9]

Awards and nominations

Year Group Award Result
2014 Yerevan International Film Festival Union of Cinematography Award for Best Documentary Won
Pomegranate International Film Festival Audience Choice Documentary Film, Jury Honourable Mention Won
The President's Prize of the Republic of Armenia For The Best Art Project of the Year Won

See also

References

External links

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