DOCU/WORLD

Magic Mountain

Year
2023
Country
Georgia, Poland
Duration
74’
Directors
Mariam Chachia, Nik Voigt

After recovering from tuberculosis, Mariam has a recurring nightmare about being kept high up in the mountains, in the middle of the forest, in an old palace where outcasts live. The building is majestic, but the inhabitants are outcasts from society. One day, Mariam goes to meet the secret community to overcome her fear.


In becoming friends with the tuberculosis patients of Abastumani, and in sharing joy and pain with them, Mariam finally overcomes her fear. But Abastumani shares a forgotten story that was never told, and the ghosts of the past reveal something much more sinister than Mariam’s personal nightmare — they expose the nightmare of a whole country.

CREW:
Director: Mariam Chachia, Nik Voigt
Producer: Mariam Chachia (Georgia), Ewa Szwarc (Poland)
Cinematographer: Nik Voigt
Sound: Sebastian Zsemlye
Production
OpyoDoc (Georgia), Telewizja Polska S.A (Poland)
Sales:
East Silver Caravan
Awards
Best Film at Docs Barcelona (2023), Silver Apricot at Golden Apricot (2023), Young Onion at MakeDox (2023)
Director
Mariam Chachia
Mariam Chachia, a filmmaker from Georgia, is the founder of the OpyoDoc production company and a co-founder of the DOCA Documentary Association Georgia. Her first feature documentary, Listen To The Silence, won the Golden Dove in the Next Masters Competition at DOK Leipzig 2016. Since then, Mariam has produced films for other directors. Mariam’s new feature documentary Magic Mountain, which she produced and co-directed with Nik Voigt, received the Best Film award at Docs Barcelona 2023; the Silver Apricot at Golden Apricot, and the Newcomers award at Makedox.
Selected Filmography
Magic Mountain (2023) — producer/director; A Stage. Still We Play On (2022) — co-writer; Water Has No Borders (2021) — producer; Respublika (2021) — producer; Listen To The Silence (2016) — scriptwriter/director/producer; Kirov Street 8 (2013) — scriptwriter/director; This Is the Earth (2010) — scriptwriter/director
Director
Nik Voigt

Nik Voigt, a versatile filmmaker, began his career as a documentary photographer, where he spent many years mastering the art of weaving together characters, events, locations and subjects into works of beauty that are greater than the sum of their parts. Driven by his passion for visual storytelling, Nik decided to venture into producing documentary films.

Over the years, Nik has worn many hats, working as a cinematographer, director, and editor across a range of film and media fields before finally finding his calling in documentary filmmaking in 2016. Since then, he has amassed an impressive portfolio of nine DoP credits on documentary feature films, which have been shown on ARTE and screened at numerous European festivals.

Despite having experience directing commercials, corporate films and short films, Nik's true directorial debut for a feature documentary came in the form of Magic Mountain. The film is a testament to his creativity and talent, and it showcases his unique ability to capture the essence of his subjects on screen.

Besides his work in the film industry, Nik is also a dedicated tutor who works tirelessly to help aspiring filmmakers understand the filmmaking process. He is committed to teaching them skills and helping them develop their ideas, ensuring that the next generation of filmmakers is equipped with the knowledge they need to succeed in the industry.

Selected Filmography
The Port That Never Was (2022) — DoP; Respublika (2022)DoP; Stalin’s Cola (2021) — DoP; Water Has No Borders (2021) — DoP; The Bond Girl and The General (2021)— DoP; Before Father Is Back (2017) — DoP; Listen To The Silence (2016) — producer; Dreaming In Red (2006) — scriptwriter/director/editor
Hall «KINOMAN»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Q&A
Original language with Ukrainian and English subtitles
By tickets
Adapted subtitles
Saturday
01 June 2024
20:10
Hall «ANSHLAG»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Original language with Ukrainian and English subtitles
By tickets
Adapted subtitles
Sunday
02 June 2024
13:30
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