Longing

Story

Synopsis

Garod means longing in Armenian. Longing for a land that lost its people. Longing for the homeland. Longing for a time that is eternally lost. “Garod” is a story of longing. It is about the lives and the musical stories of two Armenian musicians - a father and his son, Onnik Dinkjian and Ara Dinkjian. It tells the story of the remaking of a musical tradition and life in diaspora, passes through different geographies and countries following the traces of a musical tradition. In this documentary, Garod means not only longing for loss but also remaking of a musical tradition and the life itself.

Directors

Burcu Yıldız, Onur Günay

Language

English

Country

Turkey

Release date

8 April 2013

Ensemble

Cast

• Ara Dinkjian

• Onnik Dinkjian