Filmography
Browse through my films, from the earliest experiments to my most recognized work.
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2017
Express Delivery
Language: Russian
When a barbecue delivery business receives a call from a stranger claiming he may die if food does not arrive in time, a simple order becomes a small moral emergency. Shot in Voronezh, Russia, for my older brother’s barbecue delivery business, this was my first real attempt at filmmaking with a script, actors, and a true sense of production
2017
Hopelessness
Language: Silent
A depressed college student, shattered by a breakup, drifts toward thoughts of suicide. Made as my first project at UCLA for a cinematography class, the film was shot on 16mm cameras that had passed through generations of filmmakers, and the process permanently changed the way I saw cinema by teaching me the value of planning, intention, and the weight of every shot.
2018
From Ashtarak with Love
Language: Armenian
A small documentary portrait of my grandparents in Ashtarak, built around a quiet conversation on their balcony. Simple, intimate, and deeply personal, the film marked my first attempt at documentary filmmaking and my first discovery of how powerful ordinary presence and family memory can be on screen.
2018
Two Sides of a Friendship
Language: English
During a date, Daniel suggests that he and Jasmine make their relationship official, only to realize she has understood their connection very differently. Made as a four-hour class exercise, the film taught me how essential writing and preparation are before production begins.
2019
Out of Mind
Language: Armenian/English
My UCLA thesis film, Out of Mind follows a young Armenian man struggling with depression and anxiety as personal suffering collides with silence and stigma. It was my first major production and the biggest test of my abilities at the time, and its festival success and international screenings turned it into one of the defining milestones of my early career.
2020
Tiko
Language: Russian/Armenian
Created without plot, logic, or any desire to meet expectation, Tiko was built purely from instinct, subconscious imagery, and ideas I had long wanted to put on screen. Though small in scale, it became one of the most important turning points in my development, because it was through this film that I found a style of filmmaking that felt unmistakably my own.
2021
The Pain
Language: Armenian
An art film created during the 2020 Artsakh war, The Pain became a reflection of the grief and anguish I experienced, as well as the pain felt by everyone around me. More than a narrative work, it stands as an emotional response to a moment of collective trauma.
2022
Back to Ashtarak
Language: Armenian
An art documentary about returning to my hometown and reconnecting with childhood, memory, and place. What began as a deeply personal exploration became my most successful film to date, with many screenings and the Pomegranate Film Festival’s Best Documentary Short Film Award.
2025
Happiness
Language: English, Russian, Armenian
My most experimental work so far, Happiness embraces complete creative freedom and follows only the rules it creates for itself. More than a conventional narrative, it is an attempt to trust instinct, consciousness, and formal experimentation without compromise, continuing the path of personal filmmaking that has become central to my voice.