Every April 24, we focus so much on the inherited trauma and pain related to it, that we overlook the love woven through our stories. Can grief alone sustain us or do we need new rituals of gratitude, connection and renewal? What about the ethical responsibility of recognizing the suffering of others? Blending reflection with conversations with psychologists, artists and thinkers, Ella Kanagerian-Berberian searches for her own answers.
A late-night conversation spirals into a haunting taxi ride, where sexuality, inherited trauma and unspoken identities collide. Blending memoir and fiction, Ella Kanegarian-Berberian explores desire, fear and the fragile moments when intimacy and danger unexpectedly meet.
A portrait of Ada, a Gyumri-born baker who turned hardship into resilience during Armenia’s 1990s. Through memories, recipes and one enduring gata, the story traces survival, motherhood and how small acts, like baking, kept life moving forward.
A darkly funny dive into Yerevan’s rental market, where outrageous prices, crumbling “designer” homes, and Soviet-era domiks collide with the everyday despair of tenants just trying to find a livable space. Ella Kanegarian-Berberian’s sharp, witty look at a city caught between illusion and reality.
Annie, desperate to preserve her mother’s belongings, cannot let go of anything. Her story becomes a metaphor for Armenia itself, a society weighed down by generational trauma, deprivation, overconsumption and the memories of loss that keep us from “letting go.”
When Jennifer Lopez arrived in Yerevan, she brought music and glamor and lots of conversation. From admiration to envy, the J.Lo effect revealed our society’s contrasts, ignited debates about culture and trust, and hinted at Armenia’s potential as a stage for the world.
Ella Kanegarian explores how the temporary return of Goddess Anahit reconnects society with ancient feminine archetypes, and invites a broader understanding of femininity and cultural legacy by contrasting this with Christianity's influence and questioning how deeply rooted identities are shaped by external forces.
While delving into the collective emotional response triggered each September by recent traumatic events in Armenia, Ella Kanegarian-Berberian explores the potential for healing through representation. Using the biopic “The Other Side of the Medal”—which tells the story of weightlifting champion Nazik Avdalyan—it reflects on the importance of overcoming grief and loss.
“I set out in search of a great love story that never ended, but perhaps I discovered a story that never truly began,” writes Ella Kanegarian-Berberian, in this poignant story about two artists separated by circumstance and war.
A 36-hour bus ride from Yerevan to Istanbul, passing through Georgia due to the closed Turkey-Armenia border, explores the lives, struggles and surprising bonds among the women struggling to make a living known as “bazaarchis”. It also reveals hidden stories of women “beaten down by their destiny.”
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