BATO NEBO – CHANTS TO THE GODS
Austria, Georgia / 2021 / 15'
BATO NEBO – CHANTS TO THE GODS
Mountain mist unveils a village in Georgia: people wake up, the landscape emerges, and ancient voices take over the soft morning sounds. A series of traditional chants, performed collectively, offer us a glimpse into the oral tradition and everyday life of a rural community. A fragmentary portrait of identity and social bonds through music that evolved over generations and was preserved alongside a changing society. Calm images without any romantic glorification form a polyphony of nature, human habitat, and melodies.
Director: Luzia Johow
Script: Luzia Johow
Photography: Germaine Haller
Editing: Kaspar Panizza, Luzia Johow
Sound: Cristian Iorga
Music: Levan Bitarovi, Ana Chamgeliani, Madona Chamgeliani, Lasha Bedenashivili, Shorena Abuselidze, Zviad Ardzenadze, Lloyd O;Hanlon, Khatia Turmanidze, Jemal Turmanidze
Production: Filmakademie Wien
Selected Filmography:
- MVA (2018)
Festivals & Awards:
Filmfest Dresden, Germany (2022), Landshut Short Film Festival, Germany (2022), FEST – New Directors, New Films, Spain (2022), Rural Film Fest, Spain (2022), Youki International Youth Media Festival – Austrian Film Award, Austria (2021), Gijón International Film Festival – Young Jury’s Award for Best Short Film, Spain (2021), Diagonale – Festival des österreichischen Films, Austria (2021), Doclisboa, Portugal (2021)
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