Dasatskisi / Beginning, Dea Kulumbegashvili, France, Georgia, 2020, 125’
Dea Kulumbegashvili, winner of the San Sebastian Film Festival Golden Shell for Dasatskisi / Beginning (2020), has returned to the city to carry out an artistic residency at the International Centre for Contemporary Culture - Tabakalera. The Georgian film director is developing her next full-length feature film project in that artist’s space at Tabakalera.
Her stay will be extended through 7 June, and is rounded out with a public programme that is open to the public:
On Monday, 31 May at 18:00, Dasatskisi / Beginning (2020) will be screened in Tabakalera’s cinema within the ZINEMALDIA + PLUS spotlight, presented by the San Sebastian International Film Festival and the director herself.
The following day, on Tuesday, 1 June at 19:00, a CINE HABLADO session will also take place in Tabakalera’s Cinema 1, where the director will explain her creation process for this film, as well as her next project.
Synopsis
In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah Witness community is attacked by an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict, the familiar world of Yana, the wife of the community leader, slowly crumbles. Yana’s inner discontent grows as she struggles to make sense of her desires.
2020ko Golden Shell winner. The film also won awards for Best Direction, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay.