Private Project

AKVARIUM

The short film AKVARIUM is an attempt to bring out of the shadow the problems of loneliness and desocialization the modern generation faces despite all the latest communication possibilities it has. The protagonist of the film is a young woman who is going through a silent escapism from the technologically saturated social realm.

  • Daisy Maksudyan
    Director
  • Armine Maksudyan
    Director
  • Maksudyan Sisters
    Director
  • Armine Maksudyan
    Writer
  • Daisy Maksudyan
    Writer
  • Daisy Maksudyan
    Producer
  • Armine Maksudyan
    Producer
  • Daisy Maksudyan
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature, Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 12, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    380 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    HD, 2K DCP
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Parallel Vienna, Contemporary Art Exhibition
    Vienna
    Austria
    September 21, 2016
    National Premiere
  • European Short Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    October 2, 2016
    European Premiere
Director Biography - Daisy Maksudyan, Armine Maksudyan, Maksudyan Sisters

In 2014 sisters Armine and Daisy started their artistic collaboration under the name of Maksudyan Sisters, revealing their versatile collective creativity. They are an artistic duo from Vienna with an international background. The sisters were born in Yerevan, Armenia, raised in Moscow, Russia, continued their academic education and professional career in Milan, Italy, and in Vienna, Austria.

In 2016 the Maksudyan Sisters completed work on their first independent artistic DIY cinematographic project – the short film “AKVARIUM”. The film is an attempt to highlight the problems of loneliness and desocialization the modern generation faces despite all the latest communication possibilities it has. The film phenomenon was further discussed during the live talk with the directors at the Radio Orange 94.0 Wien. The film was acknowledged within Viennese Contemporary Art Fair PARALLEL and was in the official selection at European Short Film Festival in Berlin.

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Director Statement

Maksudyan Sisters is a filmmaking duo of Daisy and Armine Maksudyan, a lawyer and an architect, who focus their cinematographic and artistic collaboration in sociocultural realm. In order to preserve and to retain their own artistic and author's approach towards the projects, Maksudyan Sisters undertake overall work during their performance. Fulfilment and supervision of all production stages, makes it possible for them to express fully their creative attitude and to achieve compelling outcome of their aspiring collaboration.