YAZIDIS IN ARMENIA

Between the 19th and 20th centuries the Ottoman Turks persecuted the Kurdish Yazidis, considered devil worshipers. Some Yazidis fled eastward to Armenia where they still live trying to maintain their religion and traditions. Actually the Yazidis worship the sun and believe in the peacock angel. Daily life is marked by natural rhythms around farming activities. They survived after seventy years of soviet communism and now they deal with poverty, low education and the problems of youth emigration to Europe. However, their culture, religion and language still remains strong. This is revealed in this film. It also shows the construction of the second largest Yazidi temple in the world in their new homeland, Armenia.

  • Ignazio Mascia
    Director
  • Ignazio Mascia
    Producer
  • Dora Biondani
    Key Cast
  • Irma Toudjian
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    YAZIDI D'ARMENIA
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    social, ethnologic, religion, people, nations, historical, immigration
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Armenia
  • Language:
    Armenian, English, Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    FHD
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Coral Coast Film Festival
    Alghero, Italy
    April 24, 2017
    Winner Best Docu Short
  • Babel Film Festival
    Cagliari, Italy
    November 30, 2015
    Italian Premiere
    Winner FEDIC Best documentary
  • San Mauro Torinese Film Festival
    San Mauro Torinese, Italy
    May 15, 2018
    Semifinalist
  • Arroios Film Festival
    Lisbon, Portugal
    July 8, 2016
    Official Seletion
  • Roma Cinema DOC
    Roma, Italy
    December 1, 2015
    Official Selection
  • Ischia Film Festival
    Ischia, Italy
    July 9, 2016
    Official Selection
  • ShortFest International
    Malta
    February 28, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Wolves Independent International Film Awards
    Lthuania
    February 29, 2016
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Ignazio Mascia

Born in Sardinia island in Italy, he is an independent filmmaker and a passionate story seeker. He cooperates with a no-profit organization and directed for them docu-reports from Central America. Film list: "Nuevos Horizontes" (2014), "Plastic recycle in Chinandega" (2014), "Yazidis in Armenia" (2015), "Armenia untold" (2015), "The Pomak healer" (2022)

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