THE FORGOTTEN HOMELAND
Մոռացված Հայրենիք
In foggy Goris, One year after 2020 war, filming of "the forgotten homeland" started.
The documentary is about living at the borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan, telling the stories of Artsakhi refugees who Are currently living in Syunik, those who were uprooted from their historical lands in Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh.
A 72 minute documentary telling the story of this land and its people.
Director: Essam Nagy
Editor: Micheal Youssef
Executive Coordinator: Armen Mazloumian
Music: Ara Dabandjian
Colorist: Peter Samir
Sound Design: Moustafa Shaaban
Trailers: Markos Erian
Graphics: Mina Emad
Director of Photography: Essam Nagy
FROM THE DIRECTOR
There is a deep calling, an urgent quest in the soul of every artist seeking ingenuity and wholeness... that yearning to discover the beginnings, it is from which identity emerges, formed and established.
Armenia, for me, is where I found it all comes to life, transfigured in People’s faces, music, language, and architecture, all weaved as an imperishable tapestry, in divine harmony…
Armenia, for me, is a muse, eternally inspires…
she’s my distant beloved, her story is my story.
For different reasons, my beloved was attacked, invaded, her people were killed, and uprooted from their lands, over the centuries – and till now - hands of the enemy are trying hard to take away her beauty, but as a phoenix, she resurrects, soaring, flying victorious, back to her highlands…
During filming of “The Forgotten Homeland” in 2021, Armenians and Artsakhis opened their hearts and home doors for me, sharing their precious stories, fears and dreams about yesterday and tomorrow.
Today, we’re here, watching, understanding, and hopefully willing to act according to the communicated truths told by them, to help them, and to be their voice to the world.
“The Forgotten Homeland” should not stay forgotten…
Essam Nagy
