Shant Bayramian is an audiovisual essayist who firmly believes in the transformational and educational potential of the audiovisual medium. He is the founder of TheAudioVisualEssayist, a creative and academic production company that caters to researchers and academics. Moreover, Shant is a fellow cinephile, holding a Master’s degree in Film Studies from the University of Amsterdam. For this e-log, he introduces his research into the Armenian diaspora, cultural identity and the construction of narratives through cinema.