Unzipped: Gay Armenia

Writer and director Art Arutyunyan, known to readers of this blog for his gay-themed animated film Adamantine , have written and directed a ...

The animation itself is not outstanding, but it’s fun to watch. What caught my attention was the setting and background behind it: Gay-the...

This was going to be a very different, positive post, about screening of two Armenian LGBT-themed films at the Golden Apricot International ...

I want to see this film. At least based on trailer and reading about the film here and there, seems worth watching. And it's being showc...

Tangerine was premiered this week in London as part of the London Film Festival. Transgender revenge story, raw, realistic, filled with el...

This great educational short film (in Armenian), with the use of nice graphics and pics,  illustrates various types of discrimination, so wi...

As a a big fan of Netflix’s House of Cards, I could not wait till season 3 is finally on. And when it was finally on, I was so excited, it t...

This film is produced by Identoba - Georgian LGBT rights group, based in Tbilisi. Via personal story it reflects events last year when h...

I posted about Armen Ra, US-based Iranian Armenian Theremin virtuoso, drag artist and performer , famous for uniquely brilliant interpretati...

This seems like a deja vu. "British Film Festival 12th Edition is organised by the British Council with the support of the British E...

Most of my friends and blog readers know that I have *feelings* towards James Franco, so to say. This is what I call a good weekend, indee...

Amnesty International released its annual 2013 country specific reports. Although the reports are brief and not comprehensive, they do point...

Good analysis by Marine Margaryan of PINK Armenia and Tamar Shirinian, PhD candidate in cultural anthropology. Few quotes below. For articl...

Absolutely loved this. Great example of multimedia activism tackling issues of gender identity, homophobia, religion, freedom... We need m...

"I can't remember the last time I laughed AND cried so hard in one film." On her blog post Watching Parada and Not in Armenia...

For background:  Puppets attack Germany embassy and the EU office in Armenia *** Unfortunately, both venues - The Club and Yerevan Puppet ...

Ladies and Gents, prepare your popcorn. Tragicomedy continues. [Warning: poor quality, one star max] Here we are at it again. Season No...

I was watching “Brotherhood” film (2009, dir. Nicolo Donato) the other day. The storyline immediately resonated for me with the ...