New Voices: Five Short Films by Emerging Georgian Talents
A selection of documentary and fiction short films by new talents exploring diverse themes across generations.
New Voices: 5 Short Films Introduced by Natalia Jugheli
4 October
Elene Dariani
Georgia | 2004 | dir. Elene Tavadze | Stop Motion Animation | in Georgian with English Subtitles | 15 mins
The film is based on a real story of poetic love. Who is Elene Dariani, a mystification by poet Paolo Iashvili, or a woman who found herself in his shadow? Even today, this question remains a topic of discussion in Georgia.
Fragments on Resistance Georgia/Serbia | 2025 | dirs. Levan Tskhovrebadze, Ani Kiladze | Documentary | in Georgian/Serbian with English Subtitles | 23 mins
Pavla and Levan document their journeys until political unrest shifts their reality. Through fragmented messages and visuals, they capture resistance in a chaotic world.
Georgia | 2004 | dir. Elene Tavadze | Stop Motion Animation | in Georgian with English Subtitles | 15 mins
The film is based on a real story of poetic love. Who is Elene Dariani, a mystification by poet Paolo Iashvili, or a woman who found herself in his shadow? Even today, this question remains a topic of discussion in Georgia.
Fragments on Resistance Georgia/Serbia | 2025 | dirs. Levan Tskhovrebadze, Ani Kiladze | Documentary | in Georgian/Serbian with English Subtitles | 23 mins
Pavla and Levan document their journeys until political unrest shifts their reality. Through fragmented messages and visuals, they capture resistance in a chaotic world.
Inhale
Switzerland/Georgia | 2024 | dir. Melana Sokhadze | in Georgian with English Subtitles | 13 mins
Thirteen-year-old Nino experiences her first menstruation on the day of her big swimming competition. Despite her wish to swim, Gia, her forty-year-old male trainer thinks she is not able to participate for health reasons and excludes her from competing.
Burning Sun
Georgia | 2024 | dir. Nutsa Tsikaridze | in Georgian with English Subtitles | 18 mins
After meeting with death for the first time, the well-known environment for the four 10-year-old kids becomes ominous.
Chase
Georgia | 2025 | dir. Niniko Lekishvili | Documentary | in Georgian with English Subtitles | 27 mins
40-year-old Kakha Kintsurashvili is a displaced person from Abkhazia. He emerged on the frontlines of the protests in 2023, when the country adopted the so-called “foreign agents law” [the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence]. Shortly after, one of his colleagues and close friends was arrested and criminally prosecuted for participating in pro-European protests. In response, a group of artists united to form hubs of ongoing resistance. Court hearings and protests on the city’s main avenue have become part of the actor’s daily routine. In this radically changed reality, he struggles to balance family responsibilities, personal life, and civic activism. Chase tells the story of a man who has already been forced from his home once—and is now doing everything he can to ensure it never happens again.
Thirteen-year-old Nino experiences her first menstruation on the day of her big swimming competition. Despite her wish to swim, Gia, her forty-year-old male trainer thinks she is not able to participate for health reasons and excludes her from competing.
Burning Sun
Georgia | 2024 | dir. Nutsa Tsikaridze | in Georgian with English Subtitles | 18 mins
After meeting with death for the first time, the well-known environment for the four 10-year-old kids becomes ominous.
Chase
Georgia | 2025 | dir. Niniko Lekishvili | Documentary | in Georgian with English Subtitles | 27 mins
40-year-old Kakha Kintsurashvili is a displaced person from Abkhazia. He emerged on the frontlines of the protests in 2023, when the country adopted the so-called “foreign agents law” [the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence]. Shortly after, one of his colleagues and close friends was arrested and criminally prosecuted for participating in pro-European protests. In response, a group of artists united to form hubs of ongoing resistance. Court hearings and protests on the city’s main avenue have become part of the actor’s daily routine. In this radically changed reality, he struggles to balance family responsibilities, personal life, and civic activism. Chase tells the story of a man who has already been forced from his home once—and is now doing everything he can to ensure it never happens again.
