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Inna Sahakyan

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Inna Sahakyan

Born January 1, 1977 · Yerevan, Armenia (age 49)

Inna Sahakyan is a documentary director, producer, and scriptwriter, born and raised in Yerevan, Armenia. Inna’s work focuses on uncovering untold stories on the nature of humanity via creative and intimate filmmaking. Her feature-length debut as a director, The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia (2010, co-directed with Arman Yeritsyan), told the story of two of Armenia’s most celebrated tightrope …

Known For

Outliving ShakespeareOutliving Shakespeare · 2025
Outliving Shakespeare
2025
MovieDocumentary
In a decaying Soviet-era retirement home, a vibrant group of elders cling to life by staging Shakespeare. Yet loneliness lingers beyond the theater’s doors, until drama begins to blur with reality.
MelMel · 2022
Mel
2022
MovieDocumentary
Armenia's most beloved weightlifter becomes the country's biggest shame when he comes out as transgender. It cost Mel his fame, his fortune, his family, and even his homeland. Today, under asylum in the Netherlands, his dream of gender transition is finally within reach - but how much must he sacrifice for it?
Aurora's SunriseAurora's Sunrise · 2023
Aurora's Sunrise
★ 8.22023
MovieAnimationDocumentary
The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.
The Last Tightrope Dancer in ArmeniaThe Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia · 2011
The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia
2011
Movie
Once the most celebrated masters of tightrope dancing in Armenia, Zhora (76) and Knyaz (77) are the only surviving performers who can keep this traditional art alive. Longtime bitter rivals, they come together to train the only student of tightrope dancing left in their country. Hovsep, a 16-year-old orphan boy, must decide whether or not to accept the role of the last tightrope dancer in Armenia, in a society that has abandoned both him and this ancient art form.
One, Two, ThreeOne, Two, Three · 2015
One, Two, Three
2015
MovieDocumentary
A group of solitary elderly individuals from Armenia, who have been neglected by the society, unify in an amateur dance troupe and prove during each performance that they still can dream, fall in love, amaze and wonder.

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