Award-winning filmmaker Sareen Hairabedian talks to CivilNet about her documentary My Sweet Land, a portrait of life in Artsakh through the eyes of a young boy named Vrej. Sareen shares the controversy surrounding Jordan’s withdrawal of the film under diplomatic pressure from Azerbaijan. She also delves into how her Armenian, Palestinian, and Jordanian heritage influences her storytelling and the challenges of earning Vrej’s trust. Now eligible for the 2025 Academy Awards, Sareen shares the next steps in the film’s Oscars aspirations and stresses the importance of amplifying underrepresented stories.
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