Arpa International Film Festival 2022 to Showcase a Diverse Collection of 80 Films from 27 Countries.
We are thrilled to announce the full lineup of the 25th Annual Arpa International Film Festival (Arpa IFF) taking place online through our partner, Eventive, from November 4 to November 22, 2022. This year’s festival will highlight a collection of 80 films from 27 countries that explore many contemporary issues.
OFFICIAL SELECTION OF 2022 ARPA IFF
FEATURE NARRATIVE FILMS
A Cloud So High directed by Christopher Lee Parson (United States)
A Lovely Loyal Dog directed by Gao Yuxin (China)
Cage: Between Two Battles directed by Cenk İzgören (Turkey)
Car 24 directed by Matias Desiderio (United States)
Cullinan directed by Andrii Lantukh (United States)
Daughter of the Wind directed by Dongmyeong Kim (Korea, Republic of)
Fearless Delusion directed by Rahul kabali (India)
It’s Spring… directed by Roman Musheghyan (Armenia)
Italian for Travelers directed by Von Kochar (United States)
Just Let Me Go directed by Luis Miguel Boliqueime Diogo (Portugal)
Maamanithan [The Great Man] directed by Seenu Ramasamy (India)
Medea directed by Dimitri Athanitis (Greece)
Reflections Of A Broken Memory directed by Marco Bazzi (Italy)
The Divine Protector – Master Salt Begins directed by Hiroshi Akabane (Japan)
The Justice of Bunny King directed by Garineh Nazarian (New Zealand)
The Ugly Truth directed by Krishna Ashu Bhati (Germany)
FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARIES
44 Lights: Music From Ground Zero directed by Barbara Blackburn Tuttle (United States)
Elemental, Reimagining Our Relationship with Wildfire directed by Trip Jennings (United States)
Las Abogadas: Attorneys on the Front Lines of the Migrant Crisis directed by Victoria Bruce (USA)
Motherland directed by Vic Gerami (United States)
Notre Village directed by Comes Chahbazian (Belgium)
The American Good Samaritans directed by Ara Mnatsakanyan (Armenia)
The Armenian Spirit directed by Angela Asatrian (United States)
The Captain’s Heart directed by Simon Bang (Denmark)
To Speak Is to Live – Freed from Stuttering directed by Sonja Schütz, Sabine Schütz (Germany)
SHORT DOCUMENTARIES
Back to Ashtarak directed by Tigran Nersisian (United States)
Spokespeople directed by Ryan Mekenian (United States)
Spring Break on the Ukrainian Border (April 2022) directed by June Musurlian (United States)
The Eye Begins in the Hand directed by Yehuda Sharim (United States)
The Gray Fox directed by Michelle Vaccaro, Melissa Vaccaro (United States)
The Story of Mama Butterfly directed by Yuqian Cao (China)
SHORT FILMS
A Stranger at the Funeral directed by Ana Maria Estrada Cardenas (Peru)
A Winner directed by Mehdi Mahaei (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
Aaron With 2 A’s directed by Michael Goldburg (United States)
As de Trèfle directed by Henri Kebabdjian (France)
Aubrey Paints Faces directed by Sona Mkrtumian (United States)
Awaken Her – The Short directed by Kerri Lynn Miller (United States)
Aysha directed by Cengiz Akaygün (Germany)
Blinks directed by Maria Bobeva (Bulgaria)
Caffè directed by Pasquale Coletti (Italy)
Cagliostro directed by Ruben Kochar (Armenia)
Daejeon,1960 directed by Kiwon Bae (Korea, Republic of)
Dream directed by Armen Sarkisyan (Armenia)
Falling in Love with A♯ directed by Kohei Hirota (Japan)
Fault Line directed by Lauren Himmelvo (United States)
Favor directed by Sun Woo Kim (Korea, Republic of)
Fire directed by Samuel Diggs (United States)
Georgia directed by Jayil Pak (Korea, Republic of)
House of the Unholy directed by Daniel Merlot (United States)
How to Be Not Alone directed by Dayoung Lee (Korea, Republic of)
I and the Others directed by Sohyeon Lee Park (Korea, Republic of)
In-Between directed by Juliana Khanjian (United States)
Lapse directed by Luis Tovar (United States)
Lion’s Cage directed by Linus von Stumberg (Switzerland)
Pit & Pendulum directed by J. Aldric Gaudet (Canada)
Real Heroes Don’t Die directed by Roman Mitichyan (United States)
Signs of Life directed by Marko Nikolić (Serbia)
Sledge directed by Suxrob Qodirov (Uzbekistan)
The Cathar directed by Liam Hendrix Heath (United Kingdom)
The Hunt directed by yann Reuzeau (France)
The Last Minute Rescue directed by Miaomiao Zong (China)
The Patisserie directed by Annette Bedrossian and Ani Mikirdichian (United States)
The Yesterday directed by Benita Vera von Sass (Canada)
Wei-Lai directed by Robin Wang (United States)
Whirlwind directed by Cavi Borges (Brazil)
With Joyful Ring directed by Gary Karapetyan (United States)
MUSIC VIDEO
Disperata directed by Andrea VONJAKO Giacomini (Romania)
Highland – Fadi Awad feat. Ina2020 directed by Fadi Awad (Canada)
Hear Me directed by Hrant Jirayr Movsisyan (Armenia)
Mad/Woman directed by Marc Acito (United States)
Pianotron – Zvjezdan Ružić ft. Harlem Gospel Choir / Who Taught You That directed by Filip Gržinčić (Croatia)
Sibil “Aurora’s Prayer” directed by Hrant Movsisyan (Armenia)
Sibil & Aysenur Kolivar “Lusi Hadig” directed by Sibil (Turkey)
Sunshades directed by Linus von Stumberg (Switzerland)
Valerine directed by Andrea VONJAKO Giacomini (United States)
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SELECTED FILMMAKERS!