Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
A feature-length fiction by Elene Naveriani
Etero, a 48-year-old woman living in a small village in Georgia, has chosen to remain unmarried. She cherishes her freedom, as much as her cakes. Her choice to live alone is often the cause of gossip among her fellow villagers. Unexpectedly, she finds herself falling into a passion with a man and is suddenly faced with the decision of whether to pursue the traditional route of coupling or continue to pursue a life of independence. Etero must grapple with her newfound feelings and decide how to find her own path to happiness.
-
World premiere:
2023, Cannes Directors’ Fortnight — Quinzaine des cinéastes
Awards:
2024, Swiss Film Award: Best Feature Best Screenplay, Best Editing for Aurora Vögeli
2023, Gijón International Film Festival: AISGE Award for Best Actress for Eka Chavleishvili, AISGE Award for Best Actor for Temiko Chinchinadze, Distribution Award for Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
2023, Belfast Film Festival: Best Performance Award
2023, FilmFestival Cottbus: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Best Individual Acting Performance for Eka Chavleishivili
2023, Sarajevo Film Festival: Heart of Sarajevo for Best Film and for Best Actress
2023, New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland: Audience Award in International Competition
2023, Jameson CineFest (Miskolc International Film Festival): CICAE Jury Prize and Emeric Pressburger Prize for Best Feature, and FIPRESCI Prize in International Competition
2023, 27th Online Film Critics Society Awards: Best Non-US Releases
-
Coproducer:
Takes Film (GE)Associate producer:
Heimatfilm (DE)Cast:
Eka Chavleishvili, Temiko ChinchinadzeWriters:
Elene Naveriani and Nikoloz Mdivani, based on a novel by Tamta MelashviliDirector:
Elene NaverianiProducers:
Thomas Reichlin, Ketie Danelia, Bettina BrokemperCinematographer:
Agnesh PakozdiCasting Directors:
Leli Miminoshvili, Shoka MaghradzeProduction Designer:
Teo BaramidzeCostume Designer:
Nino InjiaMakeup Department:
Julia Nietlispach, Eka ChikhradzeEditor:
Aurora Franco VögeliSound Department:
Philippe Ciompi, Marc von StürlerSpecs:
110’, CH, GE, 2023Language:
Georgian
Elene Naveriani
Elene Naveriani is a Georgian director living in Switzerland. They graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Art in 2003 with a degree in Monumental Painting, and later earned a Master's in Critical Curatorial Cybermedia from the HEAD – Geneva (Geneva School of Art and Design). With their 2014 graduation short film GOSPEL OF ANASYRMA, they established a distinct cinematic style and stance. Elene's work is dedicated to bringing to light invisible stories and unheard voices, creating a space for marginalized lives. It is a cinema of resistance. Their first feature I AM TRULY A DROP OF SUN ON EARTH (2017) was premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and awarded numerous prizes at international film festivals (Seoul, Xining, Valladolid, and Porto). Elene has also directed two further acclaimed short films, RED ANTS BITE being nominated for the best Swiss short film award. In 2021, their second feature film WET SAND premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival to glowing reviews and earned the Best Actor's Prize. Elene is currently developing two new feature projects.
Filmography
2023 Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
2021 Wet Sand
2019 Red Ants Bite
2018 Lantsky Papa’s Stolen Ox
2017 I am truly a Drop of Sun on Earth
2014 Gospel of Anasyrma
Latest news about the movie
