Dr. Shahnour Sahiner lives in Istanbul. He is a medical
doctor and an Armenian educator. In his 80's, he is
gradually losing his memory. His son, the filmmaker,
lives in Boston and visits his father regularly. The
filmmaker's own son is growing up in Paris. The
filmmaker keeps a record.
How to remember these repetitive yet fleeting moments
Between Father and Son? Those trips between Istanbul and
Paris? How to distinguish between memory and
reconstructed memory? What does a person remember when
he has forgotten his own sons?
Between Father and Son is a film in two parts.
Part one reveals the slow reckoning with loss of memory.
Part two reveals the immediacy of the present moment. An
intimate expression of unspoken parental love; a
reflection on personal identity, culture, Armenian
heritage, and the impact of the passage of time.