Diana Mkrtchyan - Ojakh, the Other Side of Silence - a Marvel to Behold | Ep 499, Dec 30, 2025

Episode Summary

Diana Mkrtchyan’s personal and artistic journey. The origins of Ojakh in Erhan Arik’s photographic work. Filming the final testimonies of Armenian Genocide survivors. Ethical and technical challenges of documenting trauma. The erasure of Ojakh from official cultural promotion in Armenia. Cinema as historical record and moral witness. Mkrtchyan’s Artsakh footage during the blockade.