Songs of Solomon


Songs of Solomon is an upcoming period biographical drama film directed by Arman Nshanian, depicting the life and music of Komitas Vardabet, who was an Armenian composer, ethnomusicologist and priest, who lived during the years of the Armenian Genocide.

Plot

The director, Arman Nshanian, describes the film as follows:
The film will therefore be centered around the music of Komitas. It will also display the life of Komitas before and up to the Armenian Genocide - spanning from 1875 to 1915.

Production

Release

The film premiered the 19th of October, 2019, at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles with the entire cast and crew.
The film was set to be released to the public the 24rd of April, 2020 in Armenia, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the release was indefinitely postponed.
However, in an interview with VoyageLA, the screenwriter Audrey Gevorkian stated that the film will be premiering in September 2020 in Armenia.