When the Hawk Comes (Armenia) by Lilia Li-Mi-Yan, Katherina Sadovsky
Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival
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5m 58s
A short video by artists Lilia Li-Mi-Yan (Yerevan) and Katherina Sadovsky (Moscow) is a sad, poetic metaphor for what is happening in the world today. The plot and melody of an Armenian lullaby are taken as a starting point, where a mother tries to calm her son by offering to make a symbolic choice of a destiny bird. The boy does not choose peaceful birds, nightingale, or magpie. His predictable choice is a warlike hawk.
Running time: 00:05:58
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