A Personal Experience of Representation - The Intersection of Armenian Culture & Epilepsy
I am an Armenian who has a mild form of epilepsy. I rarely see Armenian culture and epilepsy properly portrayed in film or TV. I delve into the how and why.

Nicolás (22) inherits a restaurant in a northern Peruvian port from his father, whom he has not seen for years. He decides to sell it and travels to the place but bureaucracy delays his plans. As the days go by and as he gets involved with the restaurant's staff, he discovers the reasons for his father's abandonment and confronts his own prejudices, finally being able to reconcile with his memory and the past.
I am an Armenian who has a mild form of epilepsy. I rarely see Armenian culture and epilepsy properly portrayed in film or TV. I delve into the how and why.
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