YEREVAN: CITY OR DESERT
Since 2000, the rate of upper respiratory diseases in Yerevan has increased by 20 percent, the incidence of allergies and asthma among children is growing, and cases of cancer have escalated. Experts believe this is in large part due to the city's deteriorating environmental condition and loss of green spaces. The first blow to the green spaces of Yerevan came during the energy crisis of the early 1990s when city-dwellers were forced to live without gas or electricity. During that time, one of the city's strongest protective belts, the Nork forest, was cut down.
2005 Armenia, 25 min.
Dir.: Hayk Kbeyan,
Script: Inga Zarafyan,
Dir. of Phot.: Mkrtich Baroyan,
Sound: Armen Martirosyan,
Prod.: Manuk Hergnyan
Director Hayk Kbeyan
From 1999 – 2003 he studied in the department of Theatre Directing at Yerevan State University of Theatre and Cinema. In 2005 he worked at "Vern Media Art" studio as a director. From 2005-2007 he worked at "Yerkir Media" TV as a director. He made ten environmental films, which were screened in Europe, Mexico, India and Georgia.