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To Shoot a Film
By Maria Karapetyan To shoot a film – this term sometimes becomes a double entendre in modern-day Armenian film production; directors often produce and instantly kill a movie. At the beginning of the 21st century, cinematography in Armenia is a blur of professional and amateur directors and actors with varying quality of work, easily shifting … Continue reading
Lights. Camera. Action: Azerbaijan Film Reality Presents
By Narmin Noqte The problems of film industry in Azerbaijan are so different and mixed that I don`t know where to start or how to end. As Jean- Luc Gadar said, “A story (film) should have a beginning, a middle, and an end… but not necessarily in that order”. I think I must use it … Continue reading
Being friends with an enemy…
By Reshad Ali Being friends with an enemy is forbidden in all societies. My society is no different- Azerbaijan. Having a friendly connection with anyone from the enemy state is considered as an act against the national interests. It is common, for a person who is friends with an enemy to face pressure from the … Continue reading
“Frenemies”- being friends with an “enemy”
By Ana Poghosyan “Enemies are people whose story you haven’t heard, or who’s face you haven’t seen.” Irene Butter Every day throughout the world, young people engage in peace- building activities. When for first time someone applies for an international peace- building project abroad, one does not think about peace and its value, but about … Continue reading
The world, life and adults from their “windows”
By Narmin Noqte Note: All children answered the questions in Azerbaijani. Their responses were translated, and are presented here in their original form. And now everything is diverse for them, like the rainbow they created. They are joking and naughty, like colors dancing and changing around them. As Jale Ismayil wrote, they notice the blue in … Continue reading
