Person
Yervant Gianikian
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jan 1, 1942
- Died
- Jul 3, 2026
- From
- Merano, Italy
Yervant Gianikian is an Italian director and artist renowned for his experimental and independent films. He studied architecture in Venice before dedicating himself to cinema in the mid-1970s, collaborating with Angela Ricci Lucchi. Together, they produced influential works such as From the Pole to the Equator (1987), Oh! Man (2004), and Babaric Land (2013). Their films have been showcased at prestigious international festivals and museums, reflecting a deep engagement with history and memory.
Images
Credits
Frente a Guernica
From the Pole to the Equator
Barbaric Land
Oh! Man
Karagoez catalogo 9,5
Lo specchio di Diana
Criminal Animals
Ghiro ghiro tondo
Prisoners of War
On the Heights All Is Peace
Balkan Inventory
Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism"
People, Years, Life
Essence of Absinthe
Electric Fragments No. 5 - Africa
Nocturne
Electric Fragments No. 6 - Diary 1989. Dancing in the dark
Electric Fragments No. 7 - Gypsies Toward Bamyan