Life Within
Anna Mkrtumyan
During the siege of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lasted an entire pregnancy, a mother and her homeland struggle to survive as each passing day brings uncertainty and the threat of loss.
Screening in the International Shorts I: Private Frontline section.
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Anna Mkrtumyan
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Anna Mkrtumyan is a documentary film director from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). As an Armenian with deep roots in Artsakh, she is committed to portraying the lived realities of her community through creative documentary practice.
Working at the intersection of memory, identity, and justice, Anna approaches documentary as an artistic form, using intimate, author-driven storytelling to reflect the resilience, resistance, and collective trauma of her people. Through her work, she seeks to bear witness to their struggle and to shed light on a conflict and human experience that have often remained overlooked.
She holds an M.A. in Documentary Filmmaking from the DocNomads Joint Master’s Program.