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.

What makes a place feel like home? This program explores the fragile, shifting notion of belonging through stories shaped by displacement, inequality, and resilience.

From the cruelty of landlords and the ongoing housing crisis to the struggles of refugees searching for safety and familiarity, these films capture the precariousness of living conditions today. Yet alongside loss and injustice, they also reveal unexpected forms of care, solidarity, and the stubborn human ability to build – and rebuild – a sense of home, even when the place itself turns into a mirage.

The social campaign #IAmNotAfraidToSayIt, the #MeToo movement, the “Support 46” flash mob — from the voices of survivors on social media to protests in the streets of Kyiv, the issue of sexual violence continues to resonate sharply both in Ukraine and worldwide.
This is a delicate and painful subject, and although it can sometimes be difficult and frightening to face, we must talk about it. Most importantly, we must listen to those who have lived through traumatic experiences.