Archive of films Gyumri / Gyumri
Czech Republic
2008, 68 min
Section:
Documentary Films - Out of Competition
Year: 2009
In December 1988 thousands died in the earthquake that struck Gyumri, Armenia. More than a third of the victims were children and their devastated parents reacted by naming their newborn kids after the sons and daughters they had lost. The renowned director of Old Believers and The Rite of Spring documented life after the catastrophe for a period of three years.
Synopsis
In December 1988 thousands died in the earthquake that struck Gyumri, Armenia. More than a third of the victims were children and their devastated parents reacted by naming their newborn kids after the sons and daughters they had lost. The renowned director of Old Believers and The Rite of Spring documented life after the catastrophe for a period of three years.
Contacts
Jana Ševčíková
Rooseweltova 40, 160 00, Praha 6
Czech Republic
E-mail: filmsevcikova@seznam.cz
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
Bubenska 1, 170 00, Praha
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 774 101 655
E-mail: office@dokument-festival.cz
www: www.dokument-festival.cz
About the film
Color, 35 mm
Section: | Documentary Films - Out of Competition |
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Director: | Jana Ševčíková |
Screenplay: | Jana Ševčíková |
Dir. of Photography: | Jaromír Kačer, Stano Slušný |
Music: | Alan Vitouš |
Editor: | Anna Ryndová |
Producer: | Jana Ševčíková |
Contact: | Jana Ševčíková, Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival |
Distributor: | Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival |
www: | dokument-festival.cz/gyumri |
Guests

Jana Ševčíková
Film Director

Jaromír Kačer
Director of Photography