23rd Verzió Festival 16–25/11 2026.

Life Within

Life Within

Կյանքը Ներսում
Poster
Life Within poster
Directed by

Anna Mkrtumyan

Armenia, Hungary, Belgium, Portugal | 2025 | 16 min | Armenian
Full Synopsis

During the siege of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lasted an entire pregnancy, a mother and her homeland struggle to survive as each passing day brings uncertainty and the threat of loss.

Screening in the International Shorts I: Private Frontline section.

Producer
Frederik Nicolai
Screenwriter
Anna Mkrtumyan
Cinematographer
Tigran Hovhannisyan
Anna Mkrtumyan
Editor
Anna Mkrtumyan
Composer
Tigran Hamasyan
Distribution
Anna Mkrtumyan
DocNomads
Available Online
11. 20. FRIDAY 21:00
Screening
Toldi - Béla Balázs Hall
Subtitle: English
11. 25. WEDNESDAY 18:00
Screening
Művész - Huszárik
Subtitle: English
Anna Mkrtumyan
Director
Anna Mkrtumyan

Anna Mkrtumyan is a documentary film director from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). As an Armenian with deep roots in Artsakh, she is committed to portraying the lived realities of her community through creative documentary practice.

Working at the intersection of memory, identity, and justice, Anna approaches documentary as an artistic form, using intimate, author-driven storytelling to reflect the resilience, resistance, and collective trauma of her people. Through her work, she seeks to bear witness to their struggle and to shed light on a conflict and human experience that have often remained overlooked.

She holds an M.A. in Documentary Filmmaking from the DocNomads Joint Master’s Program.