Anahid Yahjian

Biography

Anahid Yahjian (b. 1989, Bulgaria) is an Armenian American independent writer, director and producer of experimental, documentary and narrative cinema. Her work is driven by questioning and pursuit: of history, of power, of memory, of liminality, of the surreal and the sublime. Her latest hybrid/experimental documentary, Domestic Demon, is supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and is set to have its world premiere in competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2026. She is currently in post-production on her latest narrative short, Nelly, also supported by CGF.

Her commitment to telling true stories (even if they come from her imagination) was shaped by an early love f...