8’01”
2014
“Elizabeth of Nazareth” reflects the elemental structure of post-Soviet Armenian society marked by a rendition of key characters, locations, and soundscapes. Through a mystic association of war aircrafts, a 13th century monastery, abandoned factories, stray dogs and a medieval Armenian hymn about motherhood, a prophetess rises from the dregs of the working class to challenge the religious patriarchy at the price of an ultimate sacrifice.