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I DIDN’T CROSS THE BORDER, THE BORDER CROSSED ME

Georgia, Germany, 2016 | 75 + 52 Minutes | A film by Toma Chagelishvili

When Russia started building barbed wire fences on the border to Georgia after the Ossetian war, they cut right through some villages. Malchaz and Gotcha suddenly find themselves on opposite sides. A story of friendship in times of political pressure.

  • SYNOPSIS

    The villagers of Churvaleti knew since the end of the Georgian war in 2008 that they were living on a border. Life was simple, but not far from normal. Until a while ago, when Russian patrols started drawing the borderline and putting up barbed wire fences.

    In Churvaleti, the barbed wire fence goes right through the village. Families and communities got divided. Every other hour border patrols pass by and put anyone in captivity who comes close to the fence. In spite of this menace, the villagers find ways to stay in touch with their relatives and friends across the line. Life goes on, but will it ever be the same again?

  • DIRECTOR

    Toma Chagelishvli – born in 1972 in Telavi, Georgia. He graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1994 with a bachelor degree in History. He started to work as a journalist in 1994 and till 2001 was writing articles for different newspapers in Georgia. In 2000 he was appointed deputy editor in chief at Georgian newspaper EcoDigest. Since 2001 Toma Chagelishvili is head of documentary film department in Broadcasting Company Rustavi 2. He is author and director of more than 50 documentary films, among them documentary series GEORGIA – NEWEST HISTORY. Toma Chagelishvili is also founder and owner of T-Studio company. Since 2010 T-Studio produced more that 10 documentary films, which were screened on different film festivals.

  • CREDITS

    Director
    Toma Chagelishvili

    Cinematography
    Kakhaber Mshvidobadze

    Editor
    Anna Lamazashvili

    Sound
    Tamta Mandzulashvili

    Sound Design
    Thomas Wallmann

    Producer
    Stefan Kloos
    Victoria Kavzharadze
    Toma Chagelishvili

    Creative Producer
    Veronika Janatková
    Carsten Böhnke

    Production
    T-Studio
    Kloos & Co. Medien

    World Sales
    Rise and Shine World Sales

  • SUPPORTED BY

    Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program
    Georgian National Film Center
    Broadcasting Company Rustavi 2 Conflict
    Stability and Security Fund
    British Embassy Tbilisi Coucasian House

  • FESTIVALS

    World Premiere
    Odesa Film Festival 2016, Ukraine

    Further Festivals (Selection)
    One World – International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
    Black Sea Arts Festival, Bucharest, Romania
    Anûû-rû Aboro International Documentary Film Festival, New Caledonia, France
    One World – Romania International Documentary & Human Rights Film Festival, Romania
    Delai Film International Documentary Film Festival, Russia
    Chesnok Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Transnistria, Republic of Moldova

  • WATCH THE FILM

    Watch online here: www.vimeo.com/ondemand/borderenglish

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