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Shinagani gazapkhulebis q’vaviloba

Inner Blooming Springs
Forum Special 2025
© Tiku Kobiashvili
It’s 2024. Tens of thousands protest on the streets of Tbilisi against the so-called “Foreign Agents” law. The previous year, pressure from the street made the government withdraw its draft law. Now it’s back on the agenda. Tina, Luka and director Tiku Kobiashvili and their friends are in the thick of it, but they don’t see themselves as belonging to clear camps. They’re shaping their futures for themselves instead, trying to find out who they are and what they can do. Tina and Luka are studying acting and fighting the dos and don’ts of the profession: the more standardised you look, the more opportunities you have. Who do I want to be? Who are we? The camera, that “strange animal” forms part of this intimate friendship. Tiku isn’t an observer, but rather a friend and part of things when the group’s boisterous games show how tightly knit the group is. If anyone from the circle is arrested at a demo, she’s supposed to film it. The friends share an approach to life whose political nature stems from prioritising being there for each other and avoiding creating leaders even in the midst of protest. Together, they gather courage for what is coming. As fire they burn.
by Tiku Kobiashvili (Director)
with Tina Matchavariani, Luka Chibukhaia, Tamar Tavartkiladze, Lazare Eliozashvili, Tamara Kalabegashvili, Nina Kipshidze, Giorgi Gelashvili, Anuki Sharia Georgia 2025 Georgian 43' Colour World premiere | Documentary form

With

  • Tina Matchavariani
  • Luka Chibukhaia
  • Tamar Tavartkiladze
  • Lazare Eliozashvili
  • Tamara Kalabegashvili
  • Nina Kipshidze
  • Giorgi Gelashvili
  • Anuki Sharia

Crew

Director Tiku Kobiashvili
Cinematography Tiku Kobiashvili
Editing Tiku Kobiashvili
Music Nika Kharaishvili, Teo Kelberashvili

Photos

Tiku Kobiashvili

© Lika Margvelashvili

Tiku Kobiashvili, 22 years old, is a photographer, film student, and filmmaker. She holds a bachelor of Audio-Visual Arts from the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. She is currently training as a camera technician and assistant camera operator, and aspires to build a career as a cinematographer in the future.

Filmography

2021 Saq’inule (The Icebound); short film 2022 Zenitis Ambebi (Stories of Zenit); short film 2023 Skhivi Cdomili (Ignis Fatuus); short film 2025 Shinagani gazapkhulebis q’vaviloba (Inner Blooming Springs)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025