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— KOND / Կոնդ / 1987 / 35 min
— Directed by Harutyun Khachatryan
Kond offers a vivid picture of daily life in Kond, one of Yerevan’s oldest neighborhoods. Plagued by extreme poverty and numerous social problems, its residents fight for survival every day.
— ONE, TWO, THREE / եկ, երկու, երեք / 2015 / 74 min
— Directed by Arman Yeritsyan
A group of solitary elderly individuals from Yerevan, who have been neglected by the society, unify in an amateur dance troupe and prove during each performance that they still can dream, fall in love, amaze and wonder.
— ARCHITECTS / Архитекторы / 1976 / 30 min
— Directed by Vilen Zakaryan
The documentary by legendary director Vilen Zakaryan portrays three central figures of modernist architecture in Yerevan, Armenia. Hrachik Poghosyan, Spartak Khachikyan and Arthur Tarkhanyan have collaboratively designed several of the most important buildings of their time, for instance: the Cinema Rossiya, the terminal of Zvartnots airport and the Palace of Youth, which has been destroyed in 2008 and replaced by an hotel. The film has been rediscovered 2018 as part of the exhibition „the city of tomorrow“, curated by Ruben Arevshatyan, Anna Kats and Georg Schöllhammer and organized by Goethe Institut Yerevan and Tranzit.
— BIG STORY IN A SMALL CITY / Մեծ պատմություն փոքրքաղաքում / 2006 / 90 min
— Directed by Gor Kirakosian
The respected agricultural professor Grigor Janoyan dies in a bizarre accident. During preparations for the traditional Armenian funeral viewing, his family unknowingly receives the wrong body. The deceased turns out to be a notorious crime boss, triggering a chain of absurd, comic, and dramatic events as Grigor’s son and friends search for the real body. Based on true events, the film mixes satire, comedy, and family drama.
— THE DOORMAN / Շվեյցարը / 2025 / 20 min
— Directed by Lily Ghazaryan
In the heart of Yerevan, an elderly man Kolya owns an old cafe that once flourished but is now abandoned and neglected. His young son Garik suggests renovating the cafe to solve their financial problems. Reluctantly, the father agrees, but in the process, he faces a difficult decision: he must fire his loyal doorman Vladimir, who has worked there for years, and replace him with a door closer. This choice creates moral conflict for the father.
— 16 DISTRICT 16 FLOORS 16 PEOPLE / 16 Թաղամաս, 16 Հարկ, 16 մարդ / 2018 / 20 min
— Directed by Tatevik Vardanyan
16 District 16 Floors 16 People is a short film featuring a district in Yerevan,. In this district the legacy of the Soviet Union still occupies the minds and daily lives of the residents living in these huge unfinished monolithic structures built in the shape of the letters ‚CCCP‘, as the urban legend holds. In 1986 people still invested in some of the apartments in the letter ‚P‘ that has never got constructed in the end due to the imminent collapse of the Soviet Union.
— THE NIGHT CHANCE / Տասնութ Պլյուս / 2026 / 12 min
— Directed by Arsen Hovhannisyan
Escaping village monotony, teens Saro and Norayr ride into the city’s nightlife chasing freedom, only to face a jarring reality check at an 18+ nightclub. An unexpected encounter with their transformed childhood friend, Hripsime, shatters their innocence and forces a brutal initiation into adulthood. By dawn, their bond—and their view of reality—is permanently altered.
—SWEEPING YEREVAN / Ավլելով Երևանը / 2020 / 53 min
— Directed by Nairi Hakhverdi
Sweeping Yerevan is the portrait of Marina, a woman who travels 40 km every night to sweep the streets of Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, while dodging cars and putting her life at risk, in order to provide for her blind husband, live-in mother-in-law, unemployed son, and two young children.
—LIFT / Լիֆտ / 2024 / 18 min
— Directed by Tamara Abajyan
Love, fear, loneliness, lust ... an old elevator is a still witness to everyday life in Yerevan and its ups and downs.
—SACRIFICE / Մատաղ / 2024 / 23 min
— Directed by Serj Gabyan
Two friends from the outskirts of Yerevan, burdened by debt, risk everything to invest in a small neighborhood stall. Lacking the skills and knowledge to succeed, they lose their investment and face grave danger from a local gangster demanding repayment. Just as hope fades, the Velvet Revolution erupts, and their stall becomes a hot spot, turning them an unexpected profit from the protests. But their newfound success is short-lived as the post-revolution government, cracking down on illegality, dismantles their stall for lacking proper permits.