The Armenian

Violinist Ara Malikian travels to Armenia for the first time to discover his people's roots through music and solidarity. The Armenian project came about as a result of a conversation between the Lebanese violinist of Armenian origin, Emilio Aragón and Olivier Longué, the Vice-president and General Director, respectively, of association Acción contra el Hambre, who decided to combine film, music and solidarity to raise awareness about how part of a people lives in the shadow of conflict, poverty and hidden hunger.
In Armenia- a land that is both punished by its history and rich in music, art and tradition at the same time- we got to know the difficulties the Armenian people face as they try to get beyond the memory of the past and construct a present that can lead them to a hopeful future. Through Ara Malikian's eyes and violin, we met established and budding musicians, the land, its history, and art and also the work done by Acción contra el Hambre since 1995 in this land largely unknown in Europe.