Private Project

45

Two friends quarrel in the bar. Larry is upset with Roland’s ignorans, failing to notice his depression. A strange man in his 50s witnesses this seemingly a harmless fight. The moment the conflict escalates, he stops friends and offers them a game. The winner must shoot the loser. Ironically, Larry is allowed to kill his "oppressor". How much the trouble costs and what’s the price of a punishment? Larry will find the answers to these questions at the end of the film.

  • Tea Vatsadze
    Director
    Secret life of ughly people; Captive locust; The stone that spoke; Mari
  • Tea Vatsadze
    Writer
    Mari, When it Rains Outside, Captive Locust, Secret Life of Ugly People
  • Tsismari Kshutashvili
    Producer
  • Guga Katsarava
    Key Cast
    "Leri"
  • Dato Darchia
    Key Cast
    "Shalva"
  • Bakar Benidze
    Key Cast
    "Beno"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 20, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Georgia
  • Country of Filming:
    Georgia
  • Language:
    Georgian
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tea Vatsadze

Born in Tbilisi on March 4, 1992. After graduating from school, enrolled on the Film and TV faculty of Shota Rustaveli Theater and Film Georgian State University with a major in Animation Directing.
In 2014 graduated with a BA in audio-visual arts.
Diploma work - When it Rains Outside was financed by Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University and Georgian National Film Center.
Durning university was a member of Student Council and one of the organisers of Tbilisi International Student Film Festival "AMIRANI".
Through 2016 and 2018 worked as Animator and Assistant Animator on Short Animated films by Vladimer Sulakvelidze "Frani" and "Tango", also "Zolemia" by Nana Samanishvili.
Worked as Camera assistant on George Molodinashvili's corporate documentary for Socar Energy Georgia.
First no-budget independent short film "Instruction" (Geo: Instrukcia) was shot in 2017.
Second independant short fiction film "Mari" was shot in 2018. Film passed through pre-selection rounds for Bafta Student Film Awards and got a Golden Branch (Geo: Okros Rto) for best Sound Design in 2019.
Since 2018 - translator for the project Masters of Contemporary Cinema hosting the workshops with Albert Serra, Andrey Zvyagintsev and Carlos Reygadas.
in 2018 and 2019 participated in traveling film campus Cinemadamare in Italy where in collaboration with filmmakers from all over the world shot dozens of short films.
last one's in the list:
Director at:
Locusta in Cattivita (Captive Locust) (2019) and Secret Life of Ugly People (2019
Sound department at:
Colpo di Fulmine (2018) and Locus Amoenus (2018) by Viktor Ivanov and Beating Viktor (2018) by Manuel Vitali.
In summer of 2019 participated in DocNomads - Tafu summer school in Khulo, where shot a short documentary film on local ethnic topics.
In 2020 participated in Lodz - Tafu summer school in Maradidi. Together with cinematographers from Lodz Film School shot another short documentary about fishermen. Film is now in post production.
Now working on a personal project Unholly Gods as a director/scriptwriter, which has participated in Talents Sarajevo Script Station in 2020.
Also works as a production manager and member of the art department on a short film by Sandro Wysocki. Film is in production.
Has just finished two short competition films with Maria Sichanin and Sandro Wysocki on a fixed topic "Corruption", as a sound recordist.
Author/director/coproducer on a short film 45 - steel in post production.
Author/director of “Vanishing Service “ - script is in development.
Is part of the management team of Tbilisi International Student Film Festival AMIRANI.

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Director Statement

Self loathing is what destructs the soul. Learn to except your flows and others will do the same.