The Girl from Gori (Gogona Goridan)
Mohaq - ages 8+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013
Eka Papiashvili / Short Narrative / Georgia / 2012 / 14 min / Colour / HDCAM / In Georgian / Arabic, English subtitles / Qatar Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
Synopsis
In Competition
A sweet portrayal of the relationship between Tamari, a young war refugee, and Datho, a rough boy of Russian descent. On her first day in her new school, Tamari is seated beside Datho, who seizes the opportunity to tease the newcomer and winds up ruining something very special to her. When the girl rejects his attempts to apologise, Datho must find a way to make amends…
About the Director
Eka Papiashvili was born in Georgia and studied anthropology and directing in Freiburg. Her directorial debut, ‘The Girl from Gori’, has screened at the Uppsala Film Festival, at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival in Toronto, and the Osnabrück Independent Film Festival. It also received an honourable mention at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival.
Credits
- Director
- Eka Papiashvili
- Screenwriter
- Eka Papiashvili, Carsten Böhnke
- Producer
- Carsten Böhnke
- Editor
- Andi Preisner
- Music
- Kelaptari
- Cinematographer
- Carsten Böhnke
- Production Company
- Greenstone Films
- Cast
- Lia Beriashvili, Nanouka Mosesshvili, Ilja Beriashvili