Aren Malakyan was born in 1991. In 2015 he graduated from the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. His graduation film GIRL ON THE MOON (2014) received the prize of the President of the Republic of Armenia in 2015. Since then, Aren has directed the short film SNOW (2016) that had its international premiere at Shanghai IFF. In 2022, Aren’s debut documentary, 5 DREAMERS AND A HORSE, premiered at the Vision Du Reel IFF and was nominated for the Doc Alliance award.