I was born in Armenia, in the Assyrian village of Dmitrovo (Qoyalasar) in the family of Albert Yakubov and Karina Khachaturyan, both teachers. My grandmother, Sara, lived with us until I was 4. Thanks to her, I now fluently speak Assyrian, Armenian and Russian.

When I turned 4, our family moved to the city of Artashat, where we still reside. I finished a secondary school with honors as well as a seven-year music school. After finishing school I worked in the same school as the manager of the local youth group. My first experience in the TV and Radio field was at the Central Radio of Armenia where I worked as the presenter of the programs about the ethnical groups of Armenia, specifically Assyrians.

During my studies at Erevan Institute of Theatre and Cinema, I started working in television: translated foreign news, wrote scripts for different programs. I also got interested in documentary film making. My  first film and first script turned out to be very successful and I decided to devote my career to the historical documentary films.

The success in our careers and work is impossible without the help from friends or people that are interested in what we do. I was fortunate to have a lot of friends that have been helping me in my work.

The film “Assyrians in Armenia” was made by our creative team without any funds. Assyrian Associaiton of Armenia “Atour” under the leadership of Arsen Mikhailov was helping us in the creation of this documentary which gave the way to all the films and projects that we have been working and will be working in the future. Assyrian Academic Society (USA) helped us and sponsored the production of the DVD and the film shows in the US.

I would also like to thank Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation that sponsored all our films and projects, especially Homer Ashurian who has been very supportive of our work and a great friend to myself and our team.

Lina Yakubova