Shengelaia at 90: experts discuss the life and times of a Georgian film icon
Blue Mountains
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42m
Klassiki and the Georgian National Film Center present an exclusive roundtable discussion reflecting on the life and times of Eldar Shengelaia, as part of our retrospective celebrating the director’s 90th birthday. Featuring personal recollections of the filmmaker at work, and commentary on his central role in preserving and promoting Georgian cinema culture.
Featuring:
Tamara Tatishvili, former director of the Georgian National Film Center (2010-2013)
Sandro Koberidze, writer and director of What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? (2022)
Giorgi Kakabadze, head of audio-visual materials at the Georgian national film archive
Dito Tsintsadze, writer and director of Lost Killer (2000)
James Steffen, author of The Cinema of Sergei Parajanov (2013)
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