An Armenian Masterpiece: watch an exclusive video essay from Plan-Séquence
Soviet Sixties: new waves and red rebellion
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From Pedro Silva, the artist behind popular YouTube channel Plan-Séquence, this exclusive video essay explores the relationship between landscape and people in Henrik Malyan’s classic soviet satire, We Are Our Mountains.
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