Screening time | |
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27.02. / Monday, 14:00 - 16:00 Theatre 2 | |
28.02. / Tuesday, 16:00 - 18:00 Theatre 4 | |
03.03. / Saturday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 5 |
A journey into a lively but rotting building – a microcosm intruded by the constant anticipation of change. A three-story brick building in a provincial Georgian town. At the center of the building is a restaurant whose walls are covered with bright green and orange plastic foam and where tables are set, waiting for customers – who rarely come. Just like customers, change also comes rarely here. Just like the others in the building waitress Nana and her boss are waiting... This building, which resembles Noah’s Ark is a microcosm a model of this troubled country with its endless demonstrations and opposition rallies. On the backdrop of political events, somehow, all of life is here.
Salomé Jashi was born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1981. She studied journalism and worked as a reporter for several years. In 2005 she was awarded a British Council scholarship to study documentary filmmaking at Royal Holloway, University of London. Salomé’s The Dazzling Light of Sunset (2016) was awarded the Main Prize at Visions du Réel’s Regard Neuf Competition as well as at ZagrebDox and several other festivals. Her earlier work, Bakhmaro (2011) was awarded at DOK Leipzig, and Jihlava IDFF. Salomé is the founder and works through two production companies: Sakdoc Film and Microcosmos. She was a fellow of Nipkow Scholarship in 2017 and DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program in 2020.
General sponsor
BAKHMARO
Germany, Georgia
2011, 58', color, video
Directed by:
Salomé Jashi
Cinematography:
Salomé Jashi
Edited by:
Derek Howard
Producers:
Heino Dekert, Anna Dziapshipa
Produced by:
MA.JA.DE. Filmproduktions GmbH, Sakdoc Film
Festivals & Awards:
DOK Leipzig 2011 – Honorary Mention in Young Talent Competition; Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 2011 - Award for Best Central and East European Documentary