Through creative documentaries, Chai Docs tells urgent stories from Georgia — where political tensions, social struggles, and personal resilience meet. The program captures a nation at a turning point, caught between the weight of its past and the promise of its future.
🎤 Films are screened in their original language, without Ukrainian subtitles.
❗ These films may contain potentially triggering or disturbing elements, such as,
🔞 Recommended Age: 16+
Program partner of the screening: Chai Khana (GE)
FRAGMENTS ON RESISTANCE
Director: Levan Tskhovrebadze, Ani Kiladze
Country: Georgia
Duration: 24
Pavla and Levan meet in Sarajevo, documenting their journeys through photos and videos. After political unrest intensifies simultaneously in Serbia and Georgia, their reality begins to shift. Through reconstructed messages, we follow their journey from hope to uncertainty. Now, armed with cameras, they depict fragments of resistance, capturing a world in turmoil around them.
CHASE
Director: Niniko Lekishvili
Country: Georgia
Duration: 27
A well-known actor and TV host becomes one of the leading voices in Georgia’s growing resistance movement, stepping off the theater stage and into the streets alongside other young actors.
BAKHMARO 2050
Director: Anka Gujabidze
Country: Georgia
Duration: 23
A unique resort has been handed over to an investor. The 12-meter building with 350 apartments is set to host 300,000 guests annually. The state granted 4.3 hectares to "Orbi" for just 1 GEL. Georgia’s troubled urban development history has already had dire consequences. Before construction begins, Anka Gujabidze travels to Bakhmaro to capture its untouched nature and daily life on film—before it’s lost to inevitable change.
ARMOUR
Director: Davit Apakidze, Mariko Chanturia
Country: Georgia
Duration: 10
A young artist returns to his hometown after many years and finds that it no longer feels like home. He begins wandering the city with a friend to reconnect with his childhood memories. During their journey he witnesses firsthand how environmental issues are eroding the city's once vibrant appearance and character. The artist's sense of alienation from the city acts like armor, helping him confront his fears and traumas. Through this film he also strives to rediscover himself.