Armenian Films To Air On US Public Television in October

Two top Armenian documentaries – both award-winning human stories – will be shown on public television (PBS) in the US over the next two Sundays.

On Sunday October 17, Public Television stations around the country will show "The Last Tight Rope Dancer in Armenia," a warm, thoughtful, beautifully-shot story about the dying art of tightrope dancers, and the continuing competition and camaraderie between two old masters, and the hopes they place on one young artist. This year in Golden Apricot film received The Best Armenian Film award, as well us "Best Feature Length Documentary" and special award for Search of Original Scenario of Nonfiction Film at the "Russia" Documentary Film Festival in Yekaterinburg. Film already has been shown on NHK (Japan), SVT (Sweden) and other European channels.  Read more... (329 words)

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