Join us on October 11 at DCTV ! Screening of Emily Mkrtichian’s There Was, There Was Not and followed by a a post-Screening Q&A with Director Emily Mkrtichian, moderated by Lila Nazemian from ArteEast.
Date: October 11, 2025 at 4:30pm
Ticket Price: $17.50
Address: 87 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013
Tickets: Here
Film: There Was, There Was Not, Emily Mkrtichian, 2024, Armenia, US, 94 mins.
Armenian, with English subtitles
There Was, There Was Not follows four women living in the Republic of Artsakh, an unrecognized country reckoning with the aftermath of one war while on the precipice of another. In the midst of this uncertainty, four women build a life with the hope of making their home a better place. When war breaks out again, what began as an observational meditation on women’s roles after conflict becomes an urgent and intimate record of their lives interrupted once again by war. From taking up arms on the front lines to fleeing their homes as refugees, each woman’s life changes irrevocably. Their journey becomes the myth of a homeland lost forever, and the power of story to keep it alive.
