1489 (film)

1489
Directed by	Shoghakat Vardanyan
Edited by	Tigran Baghinyan Armen Papyan Hayk Israelyan
Release date	2023 (2023)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Armenia
Language	Armenian

1489 is an Armenian war documentary film directed by Shoghakat Vardanyan. The film focuses on the director's personal experience as she and her family cope with the disappearance of her brother, Soghomon Vardanyan, during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The title "1489" refers to the number assigned to Soghomon's unidentified remains, symbolizing the many soldiers who perished in the conflict and whose bodies remained nameless. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Plot

The film chronicles Shoghakat Vardanyan's journey over a period of more than three years, as she documents the search for her brother, who was serving in the Armenian army when the war broke out between the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, and Azerbaijan in September 2020. Soghomon, a 21-year-old music student, went missing on the seventh day of the conflict. Using her smartphone, Shoghakat captures intimate footage of her family's emotional turmoil during their search for answers.

Six months after his disappearance, human remains were found, but it took over a year and a half for the family to receive the results of a DNA test confirming whether the remains were indeed Soghomon's.

Awards and nominations

Accolades received by Interstellar

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam	2023	Best Feature-Length Documentary		Won	[7]
		FIPRESCI Award	Shoghakat Vardanyan	Won
Krakow Film Festival	2024	International Documentary Film Competition		Nominated
Trieste Film Festival		Alpe Adria Cinema Award		Won
Sofia International Film Festival		International Documentary Competition		Nominated
		Best Documentary Film		Won
Doc LA - Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival		Best Documentary Award		Won	[8]
ZagrebDox		International Competition		Nominated
Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival		Best Documentary		Won

See also

• Armenian cinema

References

1. Roxborough, Scott (17 November 2023). "War Documentary '1489' Wins Best Film at IDFA". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 24 November 2024.
2. ռ/կ, Ազատություն (21 October 2024). "Շողակաթ Վարդանյանի «1489» ֆիլմը հերթական մրցանակն է ստացել Լոս Անջելեսի փառատոնում". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Armenian). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
3. "2020 Karabakh war victims honored with minute of silence before '1489' screening at Czech international film festival". News.am . 28 October 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
4. Hunter, Allan (20 November 2023). "'1489': IDFA Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 24 November 2024.
5. Barraclough, Leo (16 November 2023). "Shoghakat Vardanyan's '1489,' About Disappearance of Director's Brother, Wins Best Film at IDFA". Variety . Retrieved 24 November 2024.
6. Malgina, Anna (13 November 2023). ""Я делала этот фильм для всех парней, которые погибли". В Амстердаме показали картину о поисках погибшего в Карабахе брата". Current Time TV (in Russian). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
7. "1489 wins Best Film in the International Competition and Canuto's Transformation wins Best..." IDFA. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
8. "2024 DOC LA" . Retrieved 24 November 2024.