September - October, 2025

Imprint of everyday life in the 1990s and 2000s: Individual and collective traumas, cultural experiences, and the socio-political landscape.

The program is based on studies of Georgian documentary cinema from the 1990s to the 2000s. It brings together films that portray stories of emigration, war, women’s voices, and forgotten stories of both familiar and unfamiliar faces.

What stories are waiting to be discovered in the recent past of Georgian documentary cinema - stories that might also serve as a window for observing the present?

The program is based on research by Lika Glurjidze and Luka Bedoshvili, which can be viewed here.

Note: This is a slightly revised program that was originally scheduled for screening last November, but was postponed due to the intense political events unfolding in Georgia.

Georgian Documentaries of 1990s and 2000s (Renewed)

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15/09/25 19:00 Amirani Cinema

Visual Archive - Short Films

Film Magazine / Human and the Law No. 81
Authors: R. Khuntsaria, G. Rogava, V. Begoidze, Z. Purtseladze, G. Garsevanishvili, L. Bokeria
1991 10 min
GE SUB: ENG

The Way Home – Merab Mamardashvili
Dir: Nikoloz Drozdov
1990 19 min
GE SUB: ENG

Do We Need the Soviet Union’s Football Championship?
Dir: Aleksandre Zhghenti
1991 29 min

GE SUB: ENG

Privilege Without Privilege
Dir: Nikoloz Kuzanov
1990 - 10 min
GE SUB: ENG

22/09/25 19:00 Amirani Cinema

Meet Our Children
Dir: Omar Gvasalia
1988 24 min
GE SUB: ENG

Young people have fun with skateboards, while we hear their thoughts on everyday life and social issues.

Track
Dir: Levan Kitia
1988 21 min
GE SUB: ENG

A feature film that responds to Omar Gvasalia’s documentary by portraying the youth experience of the same period.

29/09/25 19:00 Amirani Cinema

America in One Room
Dir: David Kandelaki
2007 60 min
GE SUB: ENG

The film tells the story of an innocent Georgian prisoner in the United States and portrays the psycho-emotional state of a man who fled the lawlessness of the 1990s.

Of Course, America
Dir: Nino Furtskhvanidze, Pieter Jan Smit
2009 75 min
GE SUB: ENG

With nuance, the film portrays the emotional and affective aspects of illegally crossing into the United States, adapting to life there, and navigating the bureaucratic challenges of immigration.

06/10/25 19:00 Amirani Cinema

Portraits of Women from the 1990s - Short Films

I Am and My Nabadi
Dir: Mikho Borashvili, I. Vachnadze
1990 10 min
GE SUB: ENG

Niniko
Dir: Mikho Borashvili
1990 10 min
GE SUB: ENG

Women
Dir: Vazha Zubashvili
1990 25 min
GE SUB: ENG

Mandilosnebi / Women
Dir: Marina Gegenava
1985 10 min
GE SUB: ENG

3/10/25 19:00 Amirani Cinema

Women of Georgia at the Turn of the Century – Retrospective of Lia Jakeli’s Films

The Invisible
Dir: Lia Jaqeli
2002 25 min
GE SUB: ENG

All Important
Dir: Lia Jaqeli
2007 30 min
GE SUB: ENG

I Don’t Know
Dir: Lia Jaqeli
2004 33 min
GE SUB: ENG

Lia Jaqeli, a philologist, translator, and documentarian, was among the first in Georgia to draw attention in her films to the struggles of marginalized groups. Her works focus on women, as well as ethnic and sexual minorities, while also reflecting the broader social landscape.

20/10/25 19:00 Amirani Cinema

The Endings
Dir: Aleksandre Rekhviashvili, Rati Rekhviashvili
2009 79 min
GE SUB: ENG

The Endings portrays the everyday and ritual life of the remote Racha villages of Ghebi and Chiora during winter. In this film, where almost no words are spoken, action and movement take center stage, accompanied by traditional instrumental music.

These forgotten, half-abandoned villages, inhabited mostly by the elderly, continue to be nourished by old customs and ways of life. Through a multifaceted lens, the directors meticulously capture the hardships of living in this environment.