TAMING THE GARDEN
Switzerland, Germany, Georgia / 2021 / 92'
TAMING THE GARDEN
A powerful and anonymous man has developed an unusual hobby. He buys century-old trees, some as tall as 15-story buildings, from communities along the Georgian coast and has them excavated to collect them for his private garden. In order to transplant trees of such dimensions, the landscape surrounding them is ripped apart and the people living around them are forced to adapt to the disruption. A portrait of the needs and values of today’s Georgian society, reflecting on the theme of forced migration, where “uprooting” is more than a metaphor.
Director: Salomé Jashi
Script: Salomé Jashi
Photography: Goga Devdariani, Salomé Jashi
Editing: Chris Wright
Sound: Philippe Ciompi
Music: (Music Supervisor) Celia Stroom
Production: Mira Film, CORSO Film, Sakdoc Film
Selected Filmography:
- The Tower (2018)
- The Dazzling Light Of Sunset (2016)
- Bakhmaro (2011)
- The Leader Is Always Right (2010)
- Speechless (2009)
- Sundance Film Festival, USA (2021)
- Berlinale, Germany (2021)
- Cinéma du réel – Special Mention of the Young Jury Prize, Switzerland (2021)
- DOK.fest Münich, Germany (2021)
- Ficmec – Festival Internacional De Cine Medioambiental De Canarias- Best Documentary Feature Award, Spain (2021)
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