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Master Eddy

Eddy Yacoubian - an immigrant from Lebanon - has been mending shoes since the tender age of nine. “If Eddy can’t fix it, no one can” his patrons affirm.

In the age of digital automation, Eddy’s artistry and humanity are a reminder of global cultural change. He accepts his reality with a certain discontent but also admits that luck has been a force majeure.

Shot cinema verité, MASTER EDDY with deep existential simplicity, hammers away his story one nail at a time, keeping a pragmatic philosophy of life, much like his hands do.

  • Ara Madzounian
    Director
  • Ara Madzounian
    Producer
  • Eddy Yacoubian
    Key Cast
    "Eddy Yacoubian"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 53 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 29, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    7,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Armenian, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Mini DV
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Apricot Tree Ujan Internatinal Film Festival
    Ujan
    Armenia
    August 26, 2021
    World
  • Middle East Studies Association Film Festival
    Washington DC
    United States
    December 3, 2021
    North American
  • Anatolia International Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    September 9, 2021
    European Premiere
  • Bueones Aires International Film Festival
    Bueones Aires
    Argentina
  • Exile Film Festival
    Gothenburg
    Sweden
    November 14, 2021
  • ARPA International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 27, 2021
    North American Premiere
    2021 Arpa International Film Festival Audience Favorite
Distribution Information
  • Ara Madzounian
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Paid TV
Director Biography - Ara Madzounian

Independent producer, director and cinematographer born in Lebanon and based in Los Angeles with various projects to his credits in fiction, documentary, educational videos and television commercials. He holds a BA and MFA in Film & Television from UCLA.

Ara's works range from shorts to features. The Pink Elephant, his first film, won the Panavision award and has been screened in various international film festivals and television venues. For eight years he has produced Armenia Fund Telethon, live global telecast. He has produced and directed projects for Czech Television and for Monterey Institute for International Studies. He has also produced educational videos for Los Angeles County Refugee Project. He made his screen-acting debut in Radio Inside, featured on Showtime. His cinematography experience includes of several films. His latest feature cinematography works are Berserkers released in 2014 and Final Cutz in 2017.

Ara has also been active in LA theater community as an actor, taking the stage in Baron Garbis, Two Hundred, Quicksand and The Pink Elephant.

For several years, Ara lectured on Armenian cinema at the ARS Summer Studies Program at Amherst and Bradford colleges. He has produced and directed over thirty television commercials and corporate films. Ara has produced media content for the Smithsonian Institution's My Armenia program that harnesses the power of storytelling to strengthen cultural heritage sustainability. In 2017, he self-published Birds Nest, A Photographic Essay of Bourj Hammoud.

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Director Statement

"Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out."