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.

Once inseparable in high school, the three friends drifted into their own lives after graduation—studies, work, the ordinary distance of time. Only when all three gathered did it feel like the group was truly whole. On this night, they came together again. Tomorrow, Hui-An would leave Hualien. There were no farewells, no ceremony—just the quiet end of an evening, and each returning home. Nothing seemed to be taken, and yet, the most precious things lingered with them.
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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