Placekeepers
Best Short Student Documentary
Robert B Hope
United States,
Documentary,
Georgian,
00:25:00
As the only road leading to the Caucasus mountain region of Tusheti, Georgia, closes for 7 months of winter, a handful of holdouts remain. Experiencing time outside the flow of state regulation and consumer exchange, this smattering of people form a tight, interdependent group — navigating intergenerational friction, the remnants of the Soviet Union, and uncertainty over their community’s future.
Film block:
STUDENT DOCUMENTARY / STORIES
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
- Language Georgian
- Country United States
- Genre Documentary
- Cinematographer Anna R. Japaridze
- Producer Robert Hope
- Music Ben Wheeler
- Editor Anna R. Japaridze
- Year of creation 2024
- Duration 00:25:00
Robert Hope, a documentary director and producer, divides his time between San Francisco and Tbilisi, Georgia. His work focuses on community, loss, and the concept of home. Last year he received a year-long fellowship for his current documentary work in the Caucasus. His short doc, Heaven on Earth, played in multiple U.S. Oscar-qualifying festivals and was released online through Directors Notes. He holds an M.F.A in film production from The University of Texas.
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