A search for oneself between two worlds: Anna Dziapshipa’s film “Self-Portrait Along the Borderline” at DOK Leipzig
Polina Gundarina reviews "Self-Portrait Along the Borderline," a documentary about borders between states and between personal identities
“Going to Abkhazia is like stepping into a fairytale — it’s impossible”: Maradia Tsaava’s film “Water Has No Borders”
Xandie Kuenning reviews Maradia Tsaava's 2021 film "Water Has No Borders," a documentary more about the filmmaker than its ostensible topic
A meditation on death during Georgia’s violent 1990s: “The Pass of the Persecuted” by Guram Odisharia
Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "The Pass of the Persecuted," Guram Odisharia's personal account of crossing the Sakeni-Chuberi mountain pass during the 1992–93 Georgian-Abkhazian conflict
Internally Displaced and Isolated: the failings of IDP integration in Georgia
Rhiannon Segar on the dire living situation of thousands of internally displaces persons (IDP) in Georgia, highlighted by recent protests and a suicide in one of the country's IDP camps.
Winter Lights in the Caucasus
Batumi sea port, Georgia / Zadig Tisserand Migratory birds stopping over at a Black Sea port taste the once-clear water polluted by the metal giants, coming and going unceasingly as they [...]
What Does It Mean To Be Unrecognised And Unrepresented?
Since the early 1990s, an interesting phenomenon has emerged in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus – some states that, despite having their own government and state apparatus, lack [...]
“I will never forgive this government for the lost eyes and savagery that we saw on June 20th” – a photo essay from the ongoing protests in Tbilisi
“What is it all for?” the old lady grabs my hand and squeezes it desperately, waiting for some wise answer. “Why?” she repeats, emphasizing her question with a gesture towards a square full of [...]