Giorgi Parkosadze is a freelance photographer and filmmaker. He holds a Master's degree from Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) in Multimedia Journalism. In the past Giorgi has worked in a Distribution Company (Accountant Department) and at a 3D modeling company (Designer). He has completed several short documentary films and is currently working on his first feature length documentary.
This area in Georgia is almost completely Muslim-populated. The Kist community, which formed here over two centuries ago, manages to strictly keep its mentality and national consciousness, at the same time trying to follow all the developments of Georgia.
Nino Eloshvili is one of the few female Rugby players in Georgia. Despite that Rugby is considered primarily a male sport in Georgia, Nino argues that sport has no Gender.
Architectural traditions of Mestia, a highland townlet in the historic center of Georgia’s mountainous region Svaneti, have evolved during centuries. However over the last ten years, an active renovation process has strongly influenced its appearance and identity. Dozens of new buildings were constructed, including pieces of contemporary architecture. Although the local community does not openly oppose it, the renovation is quite controversial to them.
It has already been 25 years avalanches and the Khudoni dam drove the Svaneti people out to a “desert” near Marneuli.
In the Flower Bazaar close to the subway station of “Samgori,” working days start at midnight. From 2 o'clock a.m. until 10 o'clock a.m. numerous people come to sell and buy different kinds of flowers in the market. The sellers break every night just to earn their livelihoods. They go to sleep at dawn. They need to stay sober for the next working night.
House On The Hill - a place of Palliative Care - is one of the most important parts of the Healthcare system in Georgia, distinctly different from others. This is a place where only a very short time is needed to understand, the most important things in life are there. This is the place, where every single minute becomes more important than any other material value.
Conflict and rapid socio-political change over the last two decades has significantly affected lives in Georgia’s rural communities. Marina Kokoeva, an independent member of the local council, is responsible for several ethnic Ossetian villages located in a remote eastern province of Georgia. In Georgia, 53 per cent of voters are women. Despite these, women are seriously under-represented in local government bodies. According to the results of the 2014 local elections, only 11 per cent of deputies nationwide are women. There are local councils where women are not represented at all.
Simon Shimshilashvili guards an empty building. Since summer 2016 the former farmer holds the key of Georgia's third largest synagogue, which sits lonely in Oni, a town nestled in the Caucasus mountains.
A playground built on the top of garages - a seemingly ordinary urban space where stories of several generations come together.
Upon returning to the motherland, a filmmaker tries to reconnect with the place where he once belonged.