OUR TURN

Compelled to meaningfully answer his son’s question about death, the father responds by making him a film, but will it terrify him — or inspire — for life?

  • M. M. Vartanov
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm Kodak
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Vienna Film Festival
    Best Experimental Film Award
  • Lincoln Center
    New York
Director Biography - M. M. Vartanov

When Tarkovsky inscribed and sent his child's drawing to the imprisoned Parajanov who annotated and forwarded it to Vartanov's son Martiros — Boy with a Movie Camera — he became their disciple.

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