Georgia, France / 2021 / 86’
WATER HAS NO BORDERS
MARADIA TSAAVA
ᲬᲧᲐᲚᲡ ᲡᲐᲖᲦᲕᲠᲔᲑᲘ ᲐᲠ ᲐᲥᲕᲡ
A film director appears at a remote, gigantic dam which is only one part of a hydropower station that has been divided by a borderline after the conflict between Georgia and its separatist province Abkhazia. The director applies for a permit to see the other half of the station, though the opportunity turns into a never-ending torment of expectation. Stranded at the dam, she becomes close to the people whose lives had been destroyed by political turmoil. She listens to the secret stories revealing the real life around the border before an alternative opportunity for the crossing arises.
Script: Maradia Tsaava Photography: Nik Voigt Editing: Maradia Tsaava, Anne Jochum, Jérôme Huguenin-Virchaux Sound: Ana Davitashvili, Tamta Mandzulashvili, Niko Tarielashvili, Tengo Mandzulashvili Production: OpyoDoc Co-production: Faites un Voeu
Selected Filmography: At Home (2022) Adapted/ Chaikhana (2020) Festivals & Awards: Trento Film Festival - Human Rights Prize, Italy (2022), CPH:DOX, Denmark (2022), DOK Leipzig, Germany (2021), Tbilisi International Film Festival, Georgia (2021)
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