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Body2026

Name: Body
Director: Arshak Khachaturian
Released: 2026

Director Arshak Khachaturian

OFFICIAL SELECTIONAlmaty Indie
Film Festival2026 EDITION

About the film

Short film

Director: Arshak Khachaturian
Country: Armenia
Runtime: 10 min 45 sec
Language: No dialogue

Official trailer

Film stills

5 STILLS

Synopsis

A young asexual woman tries to change herself and her body to meet a man’s expectations. Under pressure to ‘fix’ herself, she moves from inner resistance towards accepting her own identity.

Credits

Director: Arshak Khachaturian
Writing, producers: Arshak Khachaturian, Karen Nalbandian
Cinematographer: David Safaryan
Editing: Hayk Mkrtchyan, Narek Nazaryan
Sound: Artzroun Manoukyan
Cast: Levon Hakhverdyan, Margo Saryan

Director

Arshak Khachaturian

Arshak Khachaturian is an Armenian fiction and documentary filmmaker. He studied at the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. His work explores human emotions, combining realistic observation with expressive visual storytelling.

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