Lantsky Papa's Stolen Ox
ლანწკი პაპას მოპარული ხარი
A short documentary by Elene Naveriani and Thomas Reichlin
Four bandits, a stolen ox, a whale under a sofa, a jealous brother and a Soviet controller whose throat has been slit: the elders of a small village of the Caucasus shake the dust off their memories relating to a series of crimes that occurred more than half a century ago. Their fantastic testimonies transform a local anecdote into an epic legend. A documentary that retells a fabulous and true story.
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World premiere:
2018, Entrevues Belfort Film Festival
Awards:
2018, Entrevues Belfort Film Festival: Best Short Film
2018, Tibilisi International Film Festival: Best documentary
2019, Documenta Madrid Festival – Madrid International Documentary Film Festival: Special Mention
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Coproducer:
Mishkin (CH)Writers:
Elene Naveriani, Thomas ReichlinDirectors:
Elene Naveriani and Thomas ReichlinProducer:
Britta RindelaubCinematographer:
Elene NaverianiEditor:
Nalia GiovanoliSound Department:
Thomas Reichlin, Sophie Pagliai, Philippe CiompiSpecs:
29', CH, 2018Language:
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
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