The five films in this program, made by Armenian filmmakers from different parts of the world and across different periods, follow characters who are constantly on the move. Their journeys unfold across borders and landscapes, but also through memory, history, identity, and imagination. From a pilgrimage to the pursuit of the American dream, from tracing the image of a homeland through a childhood calendar to crossing the country to escape the truth, the program offers a glimpse into an Armenian cinema in an uncompromising search for answers to its own existential questions. These are journeys that rarely follow a straight line, circling back to questions of home, identity, memory, and belonging.

Film 1: Hello, It’s Me Fri 23 Oct 2026, 6:30 – 8:45 p.m. The first Armenian film to screen at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966, ‘Hello, It’s Me’ is a fictionalized biography of physicist Artem Alikhanyan.

Films 2-3: Calendar + Lebbeus in the Name of Thaddeus Sat 24 Oct 2026, 12:30 – 2:15 p.m. ‘Calendar’ follows a photographer who visits Armenia shortly after the country gains independence from the Soviet Union to photograph twelve Armenian churches for a calendar. Preceded by Arby Ovanessian’s ‘Lebbeus in the Name of Thaddeus’.

Film 4: Last Station Sat 24 Oct 2026, 3:15 – 5 p.m. ‘Last Station’ tells the story of Egyptian-Armenian actors Nora Armani and Gérald Papasian, who travel to Los Angeles in search of the American dream.

Film 5: After Dreaming Sun 25 Oct 2026, 2:15 – 4:30 p.m. The directorial debut of Christine Haroutounian, After Dreaming is set in post-war Armenia and follows a soldier, Atom, who is asked to take Clodette on a road trip so she will be away during her father’s funeral.

Guest curated by Sona Karapoghosyan.

Thank you to the Armenian General Benevolent Union for their support and sponsorship of Our Century: Spiraling Through Armenian Cinema.

Venue: Asia Society

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