
Check out the trailer to our Documentary Feature Film
Meet Mariam Avetisyan, a brave young filmmaker from Artsakh with her no-commentary-style documentary feature film to show post-war life in Artsakh called #TheDesireToLive.
The aftermath of the 2020 war on the Indigenous population living in Artsakh and the how their livelihood has been affected and threatened until today, living in a world of uncertainty with very little resolve in the horizon.
Also available, two seasons of The Desire to Live ~ Web Series ~ 26 episodes, short documentary film format, are on youtube free to watch. Season 3 has just recently premiered in Feb 2022 with two episodes released every month until July.
If you want to learn more about Artsakh and the people that live in it, follow our story and donate to this project!
Our feature documentary is presently competing in festivals around the world since October 2021.
#thedesiretolive documentary films will bring awareness to the people who live in Artsakh and work to bring #peacetoArmenians,
If you want to support our project with a donation, please visit our gofundme page.
Written, Directed and Edited
by Mariam Avetisyan
Produced by Peter Bahlawanian
Cinematographer Tigran Gasparyan
Music by Alan Derian
Translations by Knarik Avetisyan
Voice Over by Anne Bedian
Animation and credits by Zookeeper
Violins by Armen Anassian
Duduk by Ruben Harutyunyan
Production Coordinators
Taline Harmandian
Jacqueline Vartanian
Poster Design by
Steve Artinian
Support our projects by donating to our GoFundMe page, we are working on making a third season of our Doc Web Series
80 Cities from 38 Countries
Lisbon, Portugal
St. Petersburg, Russia
Montreal, Canada
Los Angeles, USA x9
Barcelona, Spain
Craiova, Romania
Budapest, Hungary
Cannes, France x2
Jaipur, India
La Jolla, USA x2
Nassau, USA x2
Vienna, Austria x2
Toronto, Canada x2
London, England x3
Mykonos, Greece
Miami, USA x3
Chicago, USA
Rocher, Singapore
New York, USA x4
Laula Lampur, Malaysia
Moscow, Russia x2
Stafford, England
Madras, India
Rome, Italy x2
Newport, USA
Naples, Italy
Sicily, Italy
Florence, Italy
Istanbul, Turkey
Hollywood, USA x3
Luleå, Sweden
Washington, USA
Buenos Ares, Argentina
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Kolkata, India
Rancagua, Chile
Helsinki, Finland
Dallas, USA
Cairo, Egypt
Malacca, Malaysia
Manila, Philippines
Berlin, Germany x2
Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
Athens, Greece
Milan, Italy
Amsterdam, Netherlands x2
Las Vegas, USA
Boston, USA
Makati, Philippines
Austin, USA x2
Singapore, Singapore
Paris, France x2
Dewas, India
Hong Kong, China
Manchester, England
Malibu, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Madrid, Spain x2
Bali, Indonesia
Stockholm, Sweden
San Paolo, Brazil
Angkor, Cambodia
Odessa, Ukraine
Hamburg, Germany
Reims, France
Santa Cruz, Argentina
Rangoon, Myanmar
Kansas, USA
Seattle, USA
Encino, USA
Houston, USA
New Jersey, USA
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Portland, USA
Sofia, Bulgaria
Ticino, Switzerland
Seoul, South Korea
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Jounieh, Lebanon
Atlanta, USA
Porto, Portugal
Do you have questions or comments about our film? Do you have a theater where we could arrange a screening? Send us a message, and we will get back to you soon.
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