My Armenian Phantoms

Plot

A tender posthumous letter to Tamara’s father, who was a film actor in Soviet Armenia. She already watched him on TV as a child before later establishing herself as a filmmaker. A captivating sleepwalk through the landscapes of Armenian film history.

About My Armenian Phantoms

My Armenian Phantoms (Armenian: Իմ հայկական ուրվականները, romanized: Im haykakan urvakannery, French: Mes fantômes arméniens) is a 2025 documentary film co-written, co-produced and directed by Tamara Stepanyan. It follows the life of Stepanyan, recounting her life living in an artistic Armenian family and what it was like to see her father Vigen Stepanyan in Soviet Armenian cinema. The film had its world premiere at the Forum Special section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on 16 February 2025. It was selected as the Armenian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

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