Directing

Yervant Gianikian

Born 1942-01-01 · Merano, Italy

Died 2026-07-03

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.

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Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Three
Director
2025
Frente a Guernica
as Narrator (voice)
2023
Frente a Guernica
Writer
2023
Frente a Guernica
Editor
2023
Frente a Guernica
Director
2023
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two
Director
2019
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two
Editor
2019
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two
Producer
2019
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two
Writer
2019
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers.
Director
2018
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers.
Screenplay
2018
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers.
Editor
2018
À propos de nos Voyages en Russie
Director
2016
Où en êtes-vous, Yervant Gianikian et Angela Ricci Lucchi?
Director
2015
Barbaric Land
Director
2013
Electric Fragments No. 7 - Gypsies Toward Bamyan
Director
2013
Electric Fragments No. 8 - Shooting Party
Director
2013
Malattia, Notes Moscovites 1, Notes Moscovites 2
Director
2012
Notes sur nos voyages en Russie 1989-1990
Director
2011
Electric Fragments No. 6 - Diary 1989. Dancing in the dark
Director
2009
Ti rigalero il mio ultimo respiro
Director
2009
Film perduto
Director
2008
Ghiro ghiro tondo
Director
2007
Ghiro ghiro tondo
Writer
2007
Electric Fragments No. 5 - Africa
Director
2005
Lumières mystérieuses
Director
2005
Electric Fragments No. 4 - Asia
Director
2005
Oh! Man
Director
2004
Electric Fragments No. 2 - Vietnam
Director
2002
Electric Fragments No. 3 - Bodies
Director
2002
Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism"
Director
2001
Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism"
Writer
2001
Electric Fragments No. 1 - Rom (Uomini)
Director
2001
Balkan Inventory
Director
2000
Balkan Inventory
Writer
2000
Terremoto
Director
1999
On the Heights All Is Peace
Director
1998
On the Heights All Is Peace
Writer
1998
Trasparenze
Director
1998
Nocturne
Director
1997
Io ricordo
Director
1997
Lo specchio di Diana
Director
1996
Prisoners of War
Director
1995
Criminal Animals
Director
1994
Criminal Animals
Writer
1994
African Diary
Director
1994
Aria
Director
1994
Mario Giacomelli - Contact
Director
1993
Lettera a un amico
Director
1992
People, Years, Life
Director
1990
People, Years, Life
Writer
1990
From the Pole to the Equator
Director
1987
From the Pole to the Equator
Producer
1987
From the Pole to the Equator
Editor
1987
Return to Khodorciur—Armenian Diary
Director
1986
La lotta eterna
Director
1984
Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav Mahler
Director
1982
Karagoez catalogo 9,5
Director
1981
Essence of Absinthe
Director
1981
Karagöz et les brûleurs d'herbes parfumées
Director
1979
Catalogo n. 3 - Odore di tiglio attorno alla casa
Director
1979
Dal 2 novembre al giorno di Pasqua
Director
1976
Cataloghi - Non è altro gli odori che sente
Director
1976
Cesare Lombroso - Sull'odore del garofano
Director
1976
Un prestigiatore/Una miniaturista
Director
1975
Erat Sora
Director
1975
Viaggio di la rose
Director
1975
Essence - Di una personalità limitata al senso dell'odorato
Director
1975
Vladimir Propp- Profumo di lupo
Director
1975
Vladimir Propp- Profumo di lupo
Editor
1975