Our Blood is Wine
Culinary Cinema 2018
USA 2017
by: Emily Railsback
Georgian winemakers rebuilding their wine cellar
Our Blood is Wine
Culinary Cinema 2018
USA 2017
by: Emily Railsback
Winemaker Soliko Tsaishvii tasting one of his orange wines
Our Blood is Wine
Culinary Cinema 2018
USA 2017
by: Emily Railsback
Clay qvevri used for making, aging, and storing Georgian wine
Our Blood is Wine
Culinary Cinema 2018
USA 2017
by: Emily Railsback
Sommelier Jeremy Quinn inspecting ripe grapes
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Feb 20, 2018Spiegelzelt
Culinary Cinema – Our Blood is Wine – Festival Impressions
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The chef in conversation with the host.
Culinary Cinema – Our Blood is Wine – Festival Impressions
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The filmmaker at Spiegelzelt.
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Feb 20, 2018 | Michael Kempf [...]
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The chef and his team before the dinner.
Culinary Cinema – Our Blood is Wine
Feb 20, 2018 | Michael Kempf, Katie Gallus [...]
Feb 20, 2018Michael Kempf, Katie Gallus
The chef in conversation with the host.
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Dinner preparations.
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Michael Kempf and his team.
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Feb 20, 2018 | Michael Kempf, Emily Railsback, Jeremy Quinn, Thomas Struck [...]
Feb 20, 2018Michael Kempf, Emily Railsback, Jeremy Quinn, Thomas Struck
The chef, the director, the protagonist and sommelier and the section head.
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Long queues in front of the venue.
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The chef before the dinner.
Culinary Cinema – Our Blood is Wine
Filmmaker Emily Railsback and sommelier Jeremy Quinn provide intimate access to rural family life in the Republic of Georgia as they explore the rebirth of 8,000 year old winemaking traditions almost lost during the period of Soviet rule. By using unobtrusive iPhone technology, Railsback brings the voices and ancestral legacies of modern Georgians directly to the viewer, revealing an intricate and resilient society that has survived regular foreign invasion and repeated attempts to erase Georgian culture. The revival of traditional winemaking is the central force driving this powerful, independent and autonomous nation to find its 21st century identity.
by
Emily Railsback
USA 2017
English, Georgian
Documentary form78’ · Colour
World premiere
Jeremy QuinnRamaz NikoladzeGiorgi NatenadzeMariam IosebidzeLuarsab Togonidze
An independent filmmaker, screenwriter, designer and photographer based in Chicago, USA. After studying film at Columbia College Chicago, she made short films and music videos but also focused on the visual arts and humanitarian work. Her short films, which have screened at various festivals, include The First Fall, Fort, Atoms, At Papa’s, A Fool, The 6th Stage of Sugar and WarBaby, for which she was awarded an Albert P. Weisman grant. She is currently working on Ad Astra, a film set in her hometown following the election of Donald Trump.
Filmography2012 The First Fall 2013 Atoms · The 6th Stage of Sugar · The Fool · Fort 2014 The Vain Illusionist · WarBaby · At Papa’s 2017 Our Blood is Wine
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2018

Morgan Station Films
Burnt Sugar Productions
Music Box Films