Shoghakat Vardanyan’s ‘1489’ to be screened as part of Best of IDFA on Tour in Netherlands

Armenian director Shoghakat Vardanyan’s “1489” is one of the four films that will be shown as part of The Best of IDFA on Tour program in more than 50 film theaters throughout the Netherlands from January 19, reports IDFA Institute.

“1489” revolves around the disappearance of the director’s 21-year-old brother, Soghomon Vardanyan, who went missing in the early days of the 44-day war in 2020.

Using her phone camera, his sister Shoghakat decides to film her and her parents’ search and their emotional process. After six months, bones are found, but DNA research is needed to show whether the remains are actually those of Soghomon, and the family will have to wait a year and a half for the results.