AYG [dawn]

AYG [Dawn] tells the story of two childhood friends from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) whose lives are upended by war, forcing them to leave their homeland and follow separate paths. As teenagers, they face the challenges of displacement while trying to build new lives in different villages in Armenia. Their experiences reveal struggles that go beyond the typical difficulties of adolescence. Bound together by losses of family members and the strength of their friendship, they navigate the hardships of displacement and the search for belonging, showing how hope and resilience can endure even in the face of adversity.

Directed by Arnold Ghazaryan, Siranush Vardanyan, and Maria Matinyan (Armenia, Germany)