Auteur Theory

Video essay series exploring the visual and narrative styles of prominent filmmakers.

The notion of authorship in art and filmmaking is often questioned—sometimes by the artists themselves. Still, many directors have developed a distinctive and recognizable aesthetic, while others have (un)intentionally avoided easy classification. This series is an exploration to what defines a filmmaker’s work, whether it carries a clear signature or refuses to settle into one.

The series was produced in cooperation with Boon TV and is publicly broadcast in Armenia.

Terence Davies
Kelly Reichardt
Manoel de Oliveira
Satyajit Ray
Pedro Costa
Rouben Mamoulian
Lav Diaz
Robert Bresson
Jia Zhangke

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne

John Carpenter

Richard Linklater
Robert Altman
Ken Loach
Miklós Jancsó
Costa-Gavras
Henri-Georges Clouzot