Rotsa dedamitsa msubukia
When the Earth Seems to Be Light
Sie wollen sich nicht bevormunden lassen. Schon gar nicht von der Kirche oder der Politik. Im postsowjetischen Georgien erschaffen sich die Jugendlichen von Rotsa Dedamitsa Msubukia schlichtweg ihre eigene Welt – um zu skaten, zu musizieren oder auf sonstige Art künstlerisch tätig zu sein. In einer von Erwachsenen geprägten Welt, die eigentlich so gar nichts zu bieten hat, verschaffen sie sich Platz und Gehör. Dem Etablierten setzen sie auf ihrem Rummelplatz mit unterschiedlichen Ausdrucksformen etwas entgegen. Ein magisch-pulsierender Dokumentarfilm als Antwort auf gesellschaftliche Tristesse in Georgien.
Young Georgian skaters, artists, and musicians feel trapped between the powers of the church and the political world. They create their own open spaces beneath viaducts and at other non-places that lend themselves to romantic notions of a free existence. Questions are posed to them about God, love and freedom, but these boys would much rather just be skating. One of them was bullied because of his hairstyle, and he explains that Georgians simply won’t accept people who look different. Many of their friends share their bleak vision of their country. The way they see it, Georgia is all about the old rather than the new. (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)
Director's Biography
SALOME MACHAIDZE is a Berlin-based Georgian artist and filmmaker. TAMUNA KARUMIDZE, visual artist and documentary filmmaker, is a founding member of Goslab – a multimedia collective of Georgian artists. DAVID MESKHI is a German-based photographer from Georgia. The documentary When the Earth Seems to Be Light is based on his photographs and won the Award for Best First Appearance at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in 2015. When the Earth Seems to Be Light is their first collaboration.
Competition Documentary 2016
Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meshki
Georgien / Deutschland 2015
color
80 Minuten
OmeU
Drehbuch Salome Machaidze, David Meskhi
Kamera Levan Maisuradze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meskhi
Schnitt Tamuna Karumidze, Salome Machaidze
Ton/Sounddesign Goslab, Kai Lillich
Musik Natalie Beridze aka TBA, Nika Machaidze aka Nikakoi, Maxime Machaidze aka Luna 9, Vakouz, Diaperpin, Thomas Brinkmann
Produzent*innen Goslab Collective (GE), Jörg Langkau (DE), Zaza Rusadze (Zazarfilm, GE), Temur Ugulava (GE)
Produktion
Goslab Collective info@goslab.de
Weltpremiere / World Premiere
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2015
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2015
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
Austrian Premiere