Primitive society lived in harmony with nature. People created, collected and built all necessities themselves. They survived on fishing and farming, provided life with each other’s help. At that time, the concept of property did not exist yet. Then the introduction of trade and money radically changed the structure of society. Money formed rich and poor classes. The concept of property also appeared, and this is where the problems began. Nino, a character in Nutsa Aleksi-Meskhishvili's film "Line of Credit" (2014), tries to solve financial problems by taking out a ...

WHERE IS HAPPINESS? Read More

The pain of the 1990s remains an unhealed wound in the history of Georgia till today, the time when a front opened in Tbilisi and fellow citizens shot each other. As they would have said then, it was a “fratricidal war.” During this period, an entire generation was formed, for whom the street and its “academy” were more valuable than the law or morality. There was complete chaos in the country, where there were both foes and friends who would worry for each other. In this regard, the Georgian philosopher Merab Mamardashvili said, the price of this war is enormous ...

FROM DRUG TO DRUG Read More

There is no doubt that acting and role-playing are thought of by humans but who fits whose role and which one they prefer is already dictated by their conscience. Most people might suddenly enter a role according to the situation, while some have only one mask adjusted and have it so tightly and firmly attached that it takes quite a long time to tear off this worn-out mask and face ...

BIRD HAS FLOWN AWAY Read More

A documentary film allows the viewer to immerse themselves in real stories, learn something new and interesting. It can promote and influence society. John Grierson, who was one of the people who had a great influence on the fate of documentary cinema, considered that rather than showing the distant exotic world of the Earth, it is better for the viewer to see what is happening right under their noses, everyday life, the working process of a man, accompanied by ...

BEING ONES FOREVER Read More

The war took everything from people – freedom, a feeling of peace, a sense of security, relationships. No one had any hope of continuing their lives. There was no goal in sight. Everyone was wandering aimlessly, trying to find a way to survive somewhere. Tomorrow would either come or not. The history of Georgia was divided into two parts. Life before and after the August 2008 war. People learned how to live anew. Along with other emotions, a new feeling emerged – expectation. They were ...

LIFE AFTER THE WAR Read More

The “little man” has existed since the beginning of humanity, but in the last two centuries it has become one of the most dominant subjects of discussion in art. Be it literature, fine arts or cinema – the existence of the little man and the issues that accompany it are seen as a significant and insoluble problem. Mikheil Gabaidze’s film, “Vasomotor Rhinitis” ...

IT HAS HIT THE TARGET Read More

Society has a hard time accepting different people. They try to make you like them and make you have nothing special, they don’t accept new things, they drown in a world full of dogmas and shackles that they suffocate. Monotony is like a noose around their necks and they can’t breathe. If they notice that you’re not like them, they scold you and don’t hesitate to throw stones at you. This is not just a Georgian problem, it’s the same in other countries too. It’s...

THE PLACEBO EFFECT Read More