Hokees

A haunting, dreamlike meditation on memory and identity that blurs reality and history into a deeply personal visual poem.

Directed by

Gariné Torossian

Starring

Arsinée Khanjian, John Mighton

Overview

Anahida, a contemporary Armenian woman, is pregnant with the child of her Turkish lover who is haunted by the past. An artistic blending of the real and unreal, the past and present are tightly woven into emotionally visual experience. In Armenian, Hokees literally means "soul" or "spirit."

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, dark and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Memory, identity, trauma, love

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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