Armat

Armat is a 2022 animated short film directed by Élodie Dermange. The 11-minute short premiered at DOK Leipzig 2022. The film is an animated documentary about Dermange's Armenian origins, and it has been featured in a number of international film festivals, such as Aspen Shortsfest, the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film and the Fest Anca International Animation Festival, where it won the award for Best Short Film.

Plot
As Élodie investigates her Armenian origins by talking to her family members. As she interviews them, she discovers a painful history where violence and the inability to express love were passed down from one generation to the next.

Reception
Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world: