A photographer and his wife travel across Armenia photographing churches for a calendar project. Travelling with them is a local man acting as their driver and guide. As the project nears completion, the distance between husband and wife grows.
Social & External
The people behind it
Arsinée Khanjian
Translator
Ashot Adamyan
Driver
Atom Egoyan
Photographer
Michelle Bellerose
Guest
Natalia Jasen
Susan Hamann
Sveta Kohli
Viva Tsvetnova
Roula Said
Annie Szamosi
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