MEET US.
At Wormhole Pictures, we create bold, boundary-pushing stories that transport audiences through emotional, visual, and narrative wormholes.
Our mission is to champion original voices, elevate underrepresented stories, and produce films that resonate across time, space, and culture.
Our team draws on expertise from every corner of the entertainment industry. Our talent has helped craft content spanning across film and television for industry leaders like Netflix, Warner Bros., Apple, Amazon/MGM Studios, Disney, Paramount, Lionsgate, Sony, 20th Century Fox Televison, AMC Studios, Starz, and more.
Michael Aloyan
Founder/CEO
Michael Aloyan discovered his passion for storytelling early, creating stop-motion films by age eight with his father and selling his first TV pilot STRING to 20th Century Fox Television before his twentieth birthday.
A proud member of the Writers Guild of America and graduate of UCLA's prestigious Film Directing program, Michael has built a reputation for ambitious, culturally resonant projects. His directorial collaborations with acclaimed actor Karren Karagulian (ANORA, TANGERINE) include THIS LAND (2019), distributed worldwide by Shorts International, and CARNIVORE (2023), which competed at the Oscar-qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival.
Michael’s work has garnered recognition from the industry’s most competitive programs. His pilot script THE DIVE was featured on The Black List before being acquired by AMC Studios. His writing has also earned finalist positions at the Motion Picture Academy’s Nicholl Fellowship, Warner Bros. Television Writers Workshop, Disney/ABC Writing Program, ATX Television Festival, and The Sundance Screenwriters’ Lab on two separate occasions.
His feature directorial debut, CHAOS MONKEY, is in pre-production with Wormhole Pictures, and production is slated to begin in the summer of 2026.
Annie Dashtoyan | PGA
Co-Founder/Head of Development
Annie Dashtoyan is a producer with over a decade of experience in film and television. Born in The Republic of Georgia, she immigrated to the United States at the age of seven, where she discovered a deep love of reading that soon grew into a lifelong passion for storytelling, and naturally evolved into a filmmaking career.
Annie began her professional journey at Warner Bros. Studios, producing behind-the-scenes documentaries and featurettes for major studio releases. Collaborating with some of the world’s most acclaimed directors and creative teams, she crafted story-driven companion content for films such as DUNE: PART TWO, THE FLASH, and BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE. Her nearly 15-year tenure at the studio culminated in a Clio Award for her work on AN ENSEMBLE FOR THE AGES: DUNE PART 2 (Best Original Content).
A proud member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA), Annie has since transitioned into independent producing, bringing the same level of craft and discipline to intimate, character-driven projects. Alongside fellow Wormhole team members Yvette Amirian and Edgar Damatian, Annie most recently produced A WINTER’S SONG. The trio played a significant role in securing distribution for the feature film — following a successful theatrical run, it is now streaming exclusively on Amazon, where its acquisition by The Wonder Project stands as a testament to the team’s track record for bringing independent films to the mainstream stage.
Edgar Damatian | SAG-AFTRA
Co-Founder/Creative Executive
Edgar Damatian is an Armenian-American actor and producer, and a proud member of SAG-AFTRA. Born in Hollywood, California and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, he works across film, television, commercials and theater. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts with a B.F.A. in Acting, Edgar has trained extensively in both drama and comedy, developing a versatile range that carries through his work on screen and stage.
His film credits include Nick Rowland’s SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, Greta Gerwig’s Academy Award-nominated LITTLE WOMEN, Steven Luke’s THE GREAT WAR, and Michael Aloyan’s CARNIVORE.
On television, Edgar is recognized for his recurring role on Netflix’s THE LINCOLN LAWYER. His TV credits also include HBO’s MINX and Paramount Network’s WACO, THE AFTERMATH.
Edgar’s newest feature film, A WINTER’S SONG, in which he stars as the lead and also serves as a producer, was acquired by The Wonder Project and is now streaming exclusively on Amazon.
Yvette M. Amirian | ACE
Co-Founder/Creative Executive
Yvette M. Amirian is an award-nominated film and television editor, writer, and producer. A proud graduate and adjunct professor of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, she was the first Armenian woman invited to join the prestigious American Cinema Editors (ACE). In 2011, Yvette and her editorial team received an Eddie award nomination from ACE for their work on WHALE WARS. In 2017, she edited and produced John Singleton’s L.A. BURNING: THE RIOTS 25 YEARS LATER, which earned an Emmy nomination. In 2019, her Netflix series DATING AROUND won a Critics’ Choice Award.
Recent projects as an editor include critically acclaimed filmmaker Robert Machoian’s THE INTEGRITY OF JOSEPH CHAMBERS, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022 and released theatrically in 2023. Her work on Ophelia Harutyunyan’s IT TAKES A VILLAGE was awarded “Best International Film” at the L.A. Shorts Film Festival, qualifying it for the 2024 Academy Awards.
Yvette also cut the Amazon/MGM Studios original comedy feature EX-MAS (2023) starring Leighton Meester and Robbie Amell. Her most recent feature, A WINTER’S SONG (2025), which she produced, edited, and sound designed, was acquired by The Wonder Project and is now streaming exclusively on Amazon.
Her latest, a thriller titled YERAZ, was a finalist for the 2026 Sundance Screenwriters’ Labs, and is currently in development with Wormhole Pictures.
Arman Aloyan | SCL
Co-Founder/Music Executive
Arman Aloyan was born in Hollywood, CA. He fell in love with classical music and film scores at a young age, composing his first short film score before high school. That film went on to garner awards at numerous international film festivals and secured distribution in over 40 countries across the world. This cemented Arman’s career path as a film composer and musician.
Arman has since composed scores for over twenty films, while also serving as music editor, sound designer, and sound re-recording mixer across diverse projects. His work spans innovative challenges like NOISE, a silent film requiring a score designed for a deaf person’s perception of sound, which earned a Grand Jury Prize nomination at the Austin Film Festival — to dynamic collaborations with director Michael Aloyan on THIS LAND and CARNIVORE.
His latest feature, A WINTER’S SONG, was the most recent of many collaborations with members of the Wormhole Pictures team, and demonstrates his ability to work across a variety of genres and themes. A member of the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL), Arman continues to build his signature sound that effortlessly bridges classical composition with contemporary innovation.
Armen Karaoghlanian
Co-Founder/COO
Armen Karaoghlanian is a creative entrepreneur and producer. He brings over a decade of marketing and creative leadership experience, having held Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Creative Officer positions. In these roles, Armen spearheaded a commercial series which earned over two dozen awards, including multiple Telly Awards.
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Armen is also co-founder and editor-in-chief of the online publication “Interiors,” through which he co-wrote and published his book THE ARCHITECTURE OF CINEMATIC SPACES.
Armen and his wife Mary Karaoghlanian are the co-founders of the Armenian Film Society (AFS) and the Armenian Film Festival. Under Armen’s leadership, AFS has grown from a community organization into a global platform, cultivating partnerships with Vidiots, American Cinematheque, and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
AFS has hosted events with guests including Sean Baker, Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Atom Egoyan, Howard Kazanjian, Joe Mangianello, Sona Movesian and more.
Armen was recognized in 2021 as the “Glendale Young Entrepreneur” by the City of Glendale. In 2023, he received the Paragon Diamond Award for “Excellence in Entrepreneurism and Innovation.” And in 2025, The Armenian Professional Society awarded him as their “Professional of the Year.”
