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When the Earth Seems to Be Light

Year
2015
Country
Georgia, Germany
Duration
80'’
Directors
Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meskhi

A story of kids, skaters and musicians, who are lost in a controversial reality of a post-Soviet country – a country in a distracted condition, where one can be crushed by the power of church and politics. They are searching the nonexistent spots for their freedom and a romantic state of mind in an adult world which has not much to offer. They try to find their own values and their own ways to express their protest through transforming the established into their playground. They cover the voice of violence and aggression around them through their own voices.

Production
Sales:
Taskovski Films, 19-21 Christopher Street, London EC2A 2B, UK, +48693866348, [email protected], www.taskovskifilms.com
Awards
2015 – First Appearance Award at Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
Director
Salome Machaidze

Salome Machaidze is a Georgian artist and filmmaker based in Berlin, Germany. In 2005 she graduated from the Berlin University of Arts with a master’s degree in experimental media.

Selected Filmography

When the Earth Seems to Be Light (2015)

Director
Tamuna Karumidze

Tamuna Karumidze is a visual artist and documentary filmmaker. She was born in 1975 in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2005 she graduated from the Faculty of Audio-Visual Media Design at the Berlin University of Arts.

Selected Filmography

When the Earth Seems to Be Light (2015)

Director
David Meskhi

David Meskhi is a photographer based in Berlin, Germany. He was born in 1979 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He received a degree in photojournalism at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film State University in Tbilisi.

Selected Filmography

When the Earth Seems to Be Light (2015)

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Country
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Director
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Duration
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Year
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Country
Norway, Germany, Poland
Director
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Duration
2014’
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Year
2015
Country
Russia
Director
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Duration
20'’
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Year
2014
Country
USA
Director
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Duration
20’’
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Year
2015
Country
Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Director
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Duration
28’
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