Yervant Gianikian
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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1942-01-01 · Merano, Italy
- Died
- 2026-07-03
Known for
- Prisoners of War (1995) — Director
- Oh! Man (2004) — Director
- Karagoez catalogo 9,5 (1981) — Director
- Balkan Inventory (2000) — Director
- From the Pole to the Equator (1987) — Director
- Barbaric Land (2013) — Director
- Lo specchio di Diana (1996) — Director
- On the Heights All Is Peace (1998) — Director
- Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism" (2001) — Writer
- Ghiro ghiro tondo (2007) — Director
- People, Years, Life (1990) — Director
- Electric Fragments No. 4 - Asia (2005) — Director
- Electric Fragments No. 6 - Diary 1989. Dancing in the dark (2009) — Director
- Notes sur nos voyages en Russie 1989-1990 (2011) — Director
- Electric Fragments No. 7 - Gypsies Toward Bamyan (2013) — Director
- Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. (2018) — Director