45 Days: The Fight for a Nation
| 45 Days: The Fight for a Nation | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Asko Akopyan |
| Written by | Emile Ghessena |
| Produced by | Asko Akopyan |
| Starring | Asko Akopyan |
| Cinematography | Asko Akopyan |
| Edited by | Asko Akopyan |
Release date |
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| Language | English |
45 Days: The Fight for a Nation is a documentary film depicting the Nagorno-Karabakh war released in 2021. The film is shot and narrated by Emile Ghessen and produced by Asko Akopyan.[1][2]
Synopsis
[edit]The film was made during the second Nagorno-Karabakh war in fall 2020, when Azerbaijan launched a large-scale military offensive against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).[1]
"Recognising the significant amount of disinformation emerging from the war and lack of world news coverage, Emile travelled the region and embedded himself with local people – those who took up arms to fight. This is their story," the film's description says.[1]
The movie shows how the news media used misinformation or avoided coverage of these events and thereby affected the public's awareness and perception of this invasion and war.[3]
Background and production
[edit]British Filmmaker Emile Ghessen who served in Royal Marines Commando for 12 years in Iraq and Afghanistan, had only made two other independent documentary movies before.[4] 45 Days: The Fight for a Nation is his third documentary which he shot after attending film school.[4]
The film has been submitted to the Oscars for consideration in the documentary category.[5]
In August 2021, the film was first screened in Yerevan, Armenia.[6] In September 2021, a screening was held at the Chinese Theater, in Hollywood, CA.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Karabakh war documentary submitted for Oscars consideration". PanARMENIAN.Net. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ Mirror-Spectator, The Armenian (2021-10-11). "New Documentary on Artsakh War to Be Shown at Capitol Theatre in Arlington on October 21". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ "Cultural Impact Foundation Partners With Artsakh War Documentary". Asbarez. Archived from the original on 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ a b "Emile Ghessen's New Documentary Depicts the Artsakh War: '45 Days: The Fight for a Nation'". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. 2021-11-18. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ "Oscars Documentary Race Gets Only 138 Entries - 100 Fewer Than Last Year". thewrap.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ LLC, Helix Consulting. "Emile Ghessen's documentary about the Artsakh war being screened in Yerevan". www.panorama.am. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ Karapetyan, Araksya (2021-09-16). "'45 Days: A Fight For A Nation' documents what happened between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Artsakh". FOX 11. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ Lopez, Peter (2021-09-15). "Upcoming film said to offer a unique look at the war in Nagorno-Karabakh". KMPH. Retrieved 2021-11-30.