Sasun Sayan

Actor

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Born in Yerevan, Armenia, in 1991, filmmaker Sasun Sayan completed his studies in documentary film directing at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow. He gained international attention with his short film "From the Diary of a Wedding Photographer" (2024). The film premiered in the Berlinale Shorts competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. For his work, Sayan also received a nomination for the FIRST STEPS Award in 2024.

Films on Sooner

  • House Without Roof

    2016

    117 mins

    Drama

    Touching work on three Kurdish siblings who want to transport their mother's coffin through Iraqi Kurdistan territory. A road movie and a local movie.