ABOUT THE FILM
Filmed over three years, Love, Lusine follows jazz singer Lucy Yeghiazaryan during a period of profound personal and creative transformation. As her music career gains momentum, she grapples with complicated family dynamics, questions of belonging, and the emotional weight of becoming a mother.
At the heart of the film is Lucy’s return to Armenia for an album tour amid growing societal instability. As the future of the country feels increasingly uncertain, Lucy reconnects with family, revisits the places of her childhood, and confronts parts of her story she had long kept at a distance. The film explores how personal memory and national history intersect, and how migration and unresolved family wounds shape an artist’s voice.
Love, Lusine blends intimate verité footage with poetic recreations inspired by Lucy’s childhood memories of growing up in Armenia and immigrating to the United States. While the documentary follows Lucy’s present-day life as it unfolds, the recreations invite audiences into her interior world, giving form to memories and emotions that cannot be captured through observation alone.
Together, these layers create a cinematic language that is both grounded and lyrical, offering a deeply personal portrait of a life shaped by immigration and creativity.
A HYBRID APPROACH TO STORYTELLING
WHY this story matters now
While Love, Lusine is rooted in an Armenian American experience, its questions are universal. The film speaks to anyone who has wrestled with identity and the desire to find their voice. It explores what it means to come home and to redefine love and belonging on one’s own terms.
At a time when immigration stories are increasingly politicized and flattened, Love, Lusine offers a nuanced portrait of migration as a lived emotional experience. It centers complexity and resilience, reminding us that these stories are not abstractions, but lives shaped by sacrifice and hope.
COMPLETING THE FILM
Filming for Love, Lusine began in 2022 and has taken place across Armenia and in the United States. As real-world events have unfolded, the story has grown in urgency, and the film is now moving into its final stages.
We are currently fundraising to complete the project, including filming the poetic recreations of Lucy’s childhood and post-production. Our goal is to release the film through a strong international festival run and secure distribution so Lucy’s story can reach audiences around the world.
By supporting the film, you are helping bring an Armenian story, and a deeply human story about identity, migration, and belonging, to a global audience.
