Dea Tcholokava

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„Alte Heimat – Neue Heimat“ ist das Motto des diesjährigen Tags der Archive – und zugleich Titel der neuen Studioausstellung im documenta archiv. Im Mittelpunkt steht diesmal der künstlerische Filmessay „From Countless Sleepless Nights“ der georgischen Filmemacherin Dea Tcholokava. Als Fellow des Goethe-Instituts verbrachte sie im vergangenen Jahr sechs Monate am documenta archiv in Kassel. Ihre Recherchen vor Ort flossen in den Film ein, der Archivsuche, Streifzüge durch die Stadt und zufällige Begegnungen zu einem filmischen Tagebuch verbindet – einer poetischen Reflexion über Fremdheit und Vertrautheit, Lebenswege, Identität und Migration. Gerahmt wird Tcholokavas Film von ausgewählten Archivmaterialien aus der Geschichte der documenta. So entsteht ein Dialog zwischen filmischer Recherche und institutioneller Historiografie. Kuratorisches Gespräch zur Eröffnung: 10. März 2026, 11 Uhr Studioausstellung „Alte Heimat – Neue Heimat“ bis 22. Mai im Lesesaal des documenta archiv Besuch: Dienstag bis Freitag, 9–16 Uhr #documenta #documentaarchiv #goetheinstitut

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3 Films from Georgia 15.02.2026 At 4 PM TEMO RE 50 minutes, 2025 Director Anka Gujabidze What Does the Mud Whisper? 18 minutes, 2025 Director Dea Tcholokava Blueberry Dreams 76 minutes, 2024 Director Elene Mikaberidze (pay for the ticket as much as you want) TEMO RE 50 minutes, 2025 Director Anka Gujabidze @ankagujabidze Temo is an unemployed actor who drives around 100km a day on a scooter, performing the duty of a delivery man. Based on the novel Courier’s Tales by Temo Rekhviashvili, who is a main protagonist of the film, Anka Gujabidze crafts a poignant but humorous black and white photo adventure in the streets of Tbilisi. Temo Rekhviashvili @temo.re will be present for Q and A What Does the Mud Whisper? 18 minutes, 2025 Director Dea Tcholokava @dcholokava A mud volcano in Akhtala, Georgia, constantly produces material for the local spa industry: Heated and spread on large linen cloths, the shimmering grey goo is believed to heal the sick. But not only the guests roam the bathhouse, but also five-year-old Tako in her summer dress, who is afraid of the so-called Mud Man. The place and its volcano are shrouded in legends – how much truth is behind them? Dea Tcholokava and Irine Gelashvili (pr0pducer) will be present for the Q and A Blueberry Dreams 76 minutes, 2024 Director Elene Mikaberidze A warm and understatedly humourous film about a Georgian family’s project to start a blueberry farm in an area where old conflicts rumble underground. A young film from the old world, where the family’s two sons dream of a different future. Elene Mikaberidze @elena_mikaberidze will be present for Q and A

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Everything will be taken away/ Bye NYC

NYC, here we go! We’re very happy and proud to announce that our film has been selected for the DOC NYC Shorts Program! (@docnycfest ) Join us on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at 8:00 PM at the IFC Center. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s director, Dea Tcholokava. @dcholokava @gelashvilirina @b_bledowskii @institute_of_documentary_film

We are proud to share that our film What Does the Mud Whisper has been officially selected for the Panorama section at DOK Leipzig 2025! Join us for the screenings: October 29 at 20:00 – Polnisches Institut October 31 at 11:00 – CineStar 6 Both screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s director, Dea Tcholokava.

ჟიურის განსაკუთრებული აღნიშვნა დაიმსახურა დეა ჭოლოკავას ფილმმა "რას ჩურჩულებს ტალახი" როგორც ჟიურიმ აღნიშნა - "ფილმი გვახსენებს, რომ კინოს აქვს ძალა გამოავლინოს ფარული სამყარო, თუ მზად ვართ ყურადღებით მოვუსმინოთ მას." Jury's Special Mention goes to "What Does The Mud Whisper" by Dea Tcholokava. As the Jury said, "The film is a reminder that cinema can reveal hidden worlds if we are willing to look and listen, closely enough."