South Caucasus

Maria Saakyan’s I’m Going to Change My Name (Alaverdi, 2013)

Maria Saakyan zeroes in on conveying a sense of subjectivity in her playful coming-of-age story.

Melina Tzamtzi revisits the dreamlike poetry of Maria Saakyan's debut feature.

Imanov’s screenplay (co-written with Anar Imanov) is a scathing rally against sentimentalism.

This Armenian feature about a recent massacre is weighed down by its lack of context.

Misho Antadze portrays Georgia's easternmost region as a nexus between agriculture, modern technological infrastructure and natural wilderness.

Ana Urushadze’s debut feature about a struggling writer defies prevalent cliches about the martyrdom of art.

Oneli speaks about the making of his film, his conceptual approach, and plans for the future.

This Georgian feature tells the story of a family woman and her sudden urge to live an independent life.

Rezo Gigineishvili reconstructs the tragic hijacking of a Soviet plane.

Georgian documentarian Rati Oneli takes a spiritual look at the social and urban decay of a mining town.