Armenian film wins best screenplay award at Baiqonyr International Film Festival

September 16 2023, 10:10

Culture

“Equation with Two Variables”, a short film by director Lusine Papoyan, has won the Best Screenplay Award at the Baiqonyr International Short Film Festival held in Kazakhstan, the National Cinema Center of Armenia reports.

The film has been produced by Silhouette Studio.

“While selling goods in the train carriage, Mkhitar notices his peer, Karen, who has his feet on the front seat and his head hanging on the textbook. Silently obeying Mkhitar’s remark, Karen lowers his legs and turns his back. Mkhitar, tries various methods to contact the stranger. Karen, with the bag hanging around his neck, shouts in the train carriages and tries to sell Mkhitar’s goods, while Mkhitar is deep in his thoughts: is he thinking about the chess problem or life in general?” the synopsis says.