Every Saturday morning, locals of a remote village in Georgia’s mountainous region of Racha take a bus to the weekly bazaar in the nearest larger town to sell their goods and make purchases.
The observational documentary short film follows the villagers on their journey to the market and gives a very atmospheric feeling for the hardship of this long summer day.
PRODUCTION
Title
ბაზრის ავტობუსი / Bazaar Bus
Producer
Arteli Racha & Magnus Lorenz, Georgia / Germany, 2024
Support
NEUSTART KULTUR by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media and the Kulturwerk Foundation of VG Bildkunst
Lenght
23 minutes
Language
Georgian with English / German / Georgian subtitles
Details
Entirely filmed during the Arteli Racha artist residency.
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CREDITS
Director, Cinematography & Editing
Magnus Lorenz
Animation & Graphics
Natia Benashvili
Subtitles & Translation
Teona Darchia
Music
Kote Jincharadze
Special Thanks
Nino Akhaladze, Kote Jincharadze, Natia Benashvili, Marius Abramavicius and the residents of Chkvishi
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SCREENINGS
Preview Screenings
Oni Local Lore Museum (Georgia)
Ambrolauri Museum Of Fine Arts (Georgia)
Leipzig Community Film Night (Germany)
Festival Cinemistica (Spain)
November 7-23, 2024
Main Competition
Ridgway Independent Film Fest (USA)
November 14-17, 2024
OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival (Bulgaria & Ukraine)
September 5-14, 2025 (Ukraine)
October 3-11, 2025 (Bulgaria)
Short Competition
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