Shepherd’s Song

Running time: 30’

Production PL 2014

Somewhere in the high mountains of Armenia, there lives the blind shepherd Khachik. In spite of all the adversities, he has set up a family and leads a quiet life, single-handedly herding his goats on the steep slopes. However, when it turns out that his only son is losing his sight too and has to move to Yerevan to attend a school for the blind, Khachik faces a dilemma: should he keep on living the life of a humble shepherd, or should he move to the capital city too to be with his son? This is a difficult choice for him as he strongly believes that blindness is a curse hanging over his family, and that the only living a devout life in the mountains can lift it.

 
 

Authors:

  • Vahram Mkhitaryan

    Born on 11 may 1977. He is director and photographer. He graduated in 2001 from Armenian State Pedagogical University, Culture Faculty, Department of Feature Films Directing (Dmitry Kesayants’ studio). After study was engaged in production of Public Service Announsments as director, camareman and scriptwriter. Visited Poland first time in 2005 as a scholar of The Lane Kirkland Program of Polish-American Freedom Foundation and Polish-American Fulbright Commission. He liked Poland a came back after few years and stayed here. He works as assistant at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. In 2009 and 2011 received scholarship of Polish Ministry of Culture “Gaude Polonia”. He was graduated Andrzej Wajda`s Master School of Film Directing “Development Lab” feature film and “Dok Pro” documentary film programs. In 2014 he finished the first independent documentary film “Shepherd`s Song” and short debut film “Milky Brother”. Both films are the first Polish Armenian co-production.

    Filmography:
    Pieśń pasterza (2014)
    Mleczny brat (2014)

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