Taming the garden /
A powerful man, who is also the former prime minister of Georgia, has developed an exquisite hobby. He collects century old trees along Georgia's coastline. He commissions his men to uproot them and bring them to his private garden. Some of these trees are as tall as 15-floor-buildings. And in...
| Other Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Georgian |
| Language Notes: | In Georgian. |
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Portland, OR :
Collective Eye Films,
2021.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | A powerful man, who is also the former prime minister of Georgia, has developed an exquisite hobby. He collects century old trees along Georgia's coastline. He commissions his men to uproot them and bring them to his private garden. Some of these trees are as tall as 15-floor-buildings. And in order to transplant a tree of such dimensions some other trees are chopped down, electric cables are shifted and new roads are paved through mandarin plantations. The film moves the concept of uprooting from its metaphorical meaning into an oppressive, tangible and yet surreal reality. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed April 26, 2022). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (92 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:31:05 |
| Awards: | Nominated 2021 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, World Cinema, Documentary Won 2021 Cinéma du Réel, Young Jury Award - Mention Won 2021 Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize, Best Film Won 2021 Docudays UA International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival, Best Film |