I Am Truly a Drop of Sun on Earth

A feature film by Elene Naveriani

April works the streets of Tbilisi. During an idle night, she approaches a new client, Dije. The young Nigerian is also caught in a hostile Georgia, without a future. Under the shadows of a suffocating society, an atypical bond emerges between the two.

World premiere:
- 2017, Solothurner Filmtage – Soleure Film Festival
International premiere:
- 2017, IFFR – International Film Festival Rotterdam
Awards:
- 2017, SEMINCI – Festival International de Film de Valladolid: Best cinematography
- 2017, Queer Porto – International Queer Film Festival: Best Film
- 2017, Entrevues Belfort Film Festival: Special Mention
- 2018, Berner Filmpreis – Pro cinéma Berne
- 2018, Sheffield International Documentary Festival: Tim Hetherington Award
- 2018, Seoul International Women’s Film Festival: Jury Prize
- 2018, International Film Festival Xining: Grand Jury Prize
- Coproducer:
  Mishkin (CH)
- Cast:
  Khatia Nozadze as April, Daniel Antony Onwuka as Dije
- Writer:
  Elene Naveriani
- Director:
  Elene Naveriani
- Producers:
  Britta Rindelaub (Alva film) and Elene Naveriani (Mishkin)
- Cinematographer:
  Agnes Pakodzi
- Editor:
  Gabriel Gonzalez
- Sound Department:
  Thomas Reichlin, Niko Tarielashvili, Philippe Ciompi
- Specs:
  61', CH, 2017
- Languages:
  English, Georgian

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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