
Robert Machoian
Directing
Biography
Robert Machoian is an Armenian-American writer and director.
Known For

A father conceals the truth about his family’s seemingly spontaneous road trip across the American West.
Omaha

In a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.
The Killing of Two Lovers

Fearing the apocalypse, an insurance salesman sets off into the woods on a solo hunting experiment.
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers

Members of a family begin dying one by one at a funeral, while Youngest searches for the stranger in their midst.
One of Us

Using the photo book aesthetic, filmmakers Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian explore some nearly abandoned prairie towns of Nebraska and meditate on the blurred lines between still photography and cinema.
The Last Days of August

A military dictatorship grips Argentina during the 1970's and 80's, and many people disappear and are killed. Carlos, for reasons unknown, is suddenly released from prison and attempts to navigate his way home.
Las Lagrimas de Mis Sueños

3 Friends go on a late night drive to get food.
The Boxer

Five siblings, from one to thirteen, spend a day on their own, uncertain whether this time their depressed and unreliable mother is really gone for good. Harper, the eldest and the only girl, looks after her brothers as she always does, as their day descends into fantasy and chaos.
God Bless the Child
A woman travels to a diner hoping to meet someone from her past.
I Can't Be Sorry

A young mother of limited means puts everything on the line to pursue her dream of becoming a competitive runner.
When She Runs

At their father's 3rd wedding, estranged siblings Matt & Haley struggle to connect after years apart. Haley faces relationship issues and Matt’s abrasive nature only makes things worse. Eventually Matt sincerely apologizes and supports Haley in addressing her romantic feelings. Haley, in turn supports Matt’s nature by de-escalating tension between him and their father by playing a song from Matt's band. In the end there is hope for a future between them.
Strangers in the Same Shirt
Debbie is good at playing hide and seek—so good she is often hard to find.
Movies Made from Home #6
A middle-aged woman spends her days taking care of her live-in 98-year old father and ponders the essence of familial love.
Oh My Father

Documenting the people and landscapes of the Salinas Valley, one of the most productive agricultural regions in California.
The Long Valley

A Kid gets an unwanted visitor at night
The Monster
Charlie, a 4-year-old who loves Bugs Bunny, decides to hunt a rabbit of his own.
Charlie and the Rabbit

A shift at a metal foundry provides the basis for a meditation of life as a pressure machine.
The Foundry

A mother sneaks off in the middle of the night.
Mother, Mother
A Documentation of the lives of grave diggers.
The Diggers

A man fights to preserve what remains of Salt Lake City’s erased Japantown.