Robert Sahakyants

He's been called a 'wonderful troublemaker', 'comet man' and 'the last hippy of the pink city'. Robert Sahakyants was a renowned Soviet and Armenian animator. He was a director, writer and artist who created animated films. Robert Sahakyants used his work to express his particular view of the world around him. His animated films feature constant movement, whirls of colour and myriad wonderful characters inspired by Armenia. Robert Sahakyants was a true patriot to his motherland. The love for his people drove Robert Sahakyants to openly criticise everything and everyone he disagreed with. He boldly spoke his mind about anything he found troubling, from political events to ugly sculptures in nearby houses. The film features recollections from Robert Sahakyants's friends and family.

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An educational animated series about the rise and fall of civilisations. Using a magic door to the "storehouse" of history, a wise grandfather and his curious grandson travel into the distant past – they go to Babylon, befriend a group of ancient humans, and stop by Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece.

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If you don't have the opportunity to take your child to the zoo every day, then this film will help to familiarize your child not only with the animal world, but also with the process of its evolution on earth. In a kind and accessible way, a Grandfather leads his Grandson to the land of love and understanding of the whole living world around us. And you don't have to fall behind! It's very interesting there!

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Not everybody is endowed with a vivid imagination. One person can imagine paradise, yet the other one can only imagine himself as being the boss.

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A large pink bunny has adventures and many drinks at the tavern in between.

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A scientist examines the globe under a microscope. A rocket taking off from the Earth, breaking through the lens of a microscope, penetrates the scientist’s skull.

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Four characters sing while on an animated odyssey in a yellow spaceship. Through their adventures they explore the idea of how western culture and media had begun to permeate Armenia in the 90's and 00's. While romanticizing classic Armenian folklore and, to an extent, the Soveit era in Armenia. The era in which director Robert Sahakyants lived most of his life.

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An adult cartoon about an elderly man who travels by train to the "End of the Earth".

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Wordless animated fim from Robert Sahakyants

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Various animals sing Beethoven’s "Ode To Joy" from his Symphony No. 9, in a paean to the Earth’s biodiversity.

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Someone gives a hatchet to people of freezing country, but their lack of skill and misunderstanding how to use it lead to endless deaths and disasters

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Animated film from Robert Sahakyants. Political satire on the last years of Soviet Russian rule over Armenia. It makes fun of several well known Soviet leaders. Based on a popular Russian song from the 1930's

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Dramatic short animation based on the song of the same name ("For You Armenia"/"Kez Hayastan") composed by George Garvarents and performed by Charles Aznavour. The song is dedicated to the memory of the devastating earthquake that struck the Armenian region of the Soviet Union in 1988.

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Every time a Soviet apparatchik presses a button, something explodes.

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Anti-nuclear cartoon about a soldier at a nuclear test site. Among other things, the mutating effect of radiation is shown in a bizarre form.

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A Soviet Armenian animation from the glasnost era about cosmonauts invading a serene planet where they pay a price for their cruel actions.

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A naive peasant decides to sell his cow to the tree and persistently demands to pay the promised gold for the animal.

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A clever boy punishes a greedy landlord. Based on the Armenian folk tale by Hovhannes Tumanyan.

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Musical fantasy based on Armenian fairy tales.

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A fisherman catches a talking fish and spares its life. After that, he meets a grotesque, evil monster in a state of constant change.

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A young boy spends his entire day working in the fields, enjoying the company of animals, and joyfully singing along with them.

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There was a priest in the village and he had a dog. The priest owned a big shed in which he kept a huge amount of meat. The dog guarded this shed from other dogs, but one day the dog could not resist and ate one of the sausages. The priest noticed this and killed his pet. Then he buried the dog near the fence and made an inscription: "Priest had a dog, he loved it, it ate a piece of meat, he killed it, buried it in the ground, and wrote this inscription so that...", but, fixated, begins to write it on the ground. Thus he, continuing to write, visits various parts and countries, and eventually returns to his home and finishes writing near the place where he buried his dog. But upon entering the barn, the priest sees various animals greedily eating everything in it.

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"...whoever tells me a story and I say, "It's not true, I don't believe it," will receive half the kingdom as a reward." decided the bored king.

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The king goes out onto the streets of his kingdom to find out how his people feel about him.

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Based on a tall tale, The Liar Hunter by Hovhannes Tumanyan.

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Panos is one of the unluckiest men in the world. One day, while he was swimming in the lake, some villagers found his clothes on the shore and announced he had drowned.

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The animated show is crafted based on Hovhannes Tumanyan's fairy tale with the same title.

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An overweight sports fan runs a race to the finish...

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A short film based on the story by Hovhannes Tumanyan.

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How Darbulka and his new friend Teddy Bear dreamed of everything blooming around them.

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At one point, two bears realize that they have never seen a whale. They decide to embark on a boat journey to finally witness the magnificent creature and even feed him.

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A little boy steals a dog so that everyone would be afraid of him.

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