Lyudmila Sahakyants

Armenia

Born in 1950 in Tbilisi. In 1964 moved to Yerevan with her family. In 1967 entered the Department of Philology of Yerevan State University. Has worked at Armenfilm since 1972 first as a scriptwriter and assistant director, later as a director of animation films.

Filmography:
1973 - Tale About the Snowman
1974 - Tale About How Small Bears Fed the Whale
1978 - The Meeting of the Mice
1979- Kikos
1980 - Panos the Clumsy
1981 - A Thousand Tricks
1981 - Three Blue-Blue Lakes of Crimso Color
1983 - Small Farmer
1986 - Echo 1987-Stony Salt
1989 - Dream Interpretation
2001 - On the Threshold

On the Threshold
2002, 57min, 35mm, feature
Scriptwriter/Director:
L.Sahakyants
Director of Photography:
H.Kirakosyan, A.Ghazaryan
Animation:
 V.Mayilyan,
Music by
A.Terteryan
Starring:
Regimantas Adomaitis.
Studio Hayfilm in association with
Yants-Film Studio, France; "Z-Studio"

It is a full-length debutfilm of the director, made after a long interval, where the latter combined the technique of animation and feature films. It is a unique synthesis of music, graphics and spatial compositions on the screen. The plot of the film was inspired by specific spiritual atmosphere of Armenian culture that was reflected in work and life of Komitas.

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