Armen Papyan is a multidisciplinary artist working across music, film
editing,
and sound design.
He holds an MA in Film Sound Design and Production from Kino Eyes: The
European Film Masters (Tallinn University, Universidade Lusófona, Napier
University, and IADT Dublin) and is an AVID-certified Pro Tools
specialist.
His academic research, The Space Between Sounds: Interpreting Cinematic
Silence, explores the role of silence in narrative and audience
engagement in film.
Armen’s work spans feature films, short films, documentaries, and
television. As the editor of 1489 by Shoghakat Vardanyan, a film that
has screened at major international festivals and won over six awards,
including Best Documentary at IDFA 2023, Doc LA, and Trieste, he has
established himself as a perceptive and emotionally driven storyteller.
He also worked as editor and supervising sound editor for the
docu-series Road, broadcast on Armenian Public Television.
Armen composed original scores for Mel and Manana. Was the director,
editor, and sound designer for Reverie. He is also the co-founder,
director, editor, and musician of Saghsara, a documentary-musical
project dedicated to discovering and reviving Armenia’s cultural and
folk music heritage.
By connecting deeply to the emotional core of a story, Armen continues
to create stories that resonate quietly, deeply, and with lasting
presence.
