Armenian film removed from festival program due to threats from Azerbaijanis

Panorama, Armenia
Sept 27 2021

SOCIETY 19:03 27/09/2021 REGION

Armenian documentary "Unfinished Memories" directed by Armen Khachatryan (co-production Hayk Documentary Film Studio and Margins Media Production Company was scheduled to be screened on October 1 within the framework of the "Eurasia DOC 2021” Documentary Film Festival. 

As Hayk Documentary Film Studio reports, the screening was scheduled at the "Belarus" cinema in Minsk. The film tells a story of brave women serving in the Armenian army. The film is partially shot in Artsakh.

According to the reports, on September 25, the team got notified that the film was removed from the program due to threats from the Azerbaijanis. The management of the festival stated that can’t do anything in this situation, the source said.