Films by Eva Blondiau

2022, 95 min
by Aren Malakyan, Vahagn Khachatryan

Three Armenias are sketched out here, brilliantly and with delicacy, through four protagonists aspiring to fulfil their dream. There is the lift operator in a hospital who wants to travel into space, the farmer in search of a perfect wife, and the young queer couple who simply want to live out their love story… while awaiting the demonstrations and hopes of the revolution. [Visions du Réel]In Yerevan, Armenia, people dream both big and small—of future plans they can actually make real, of desire

Germany 2017, 87 min
by Veronika Glasunowa, Lukasz Lakomy

LONG ECHO – does it refer to the explosion not far from the town? Or to the time when people searched for a new idea for their country? Or is it rather the long echo of Soviet mentality that led to this bloody conflict?The film portrays the town Dobropolye, in Eastern Ukraine – 70 km from the border with the breakaway republics – and some of its people against the backdrop of the war. The characters are inventive and gripping despite their many hardships: they set up a singles club, build a zoo