Private Project

BODY PLACE IMAGE

BODY PLACE IMAGE tells the story of eleven Georgian performing artists creating a site-specific work in KHIDI, a techno-dance club built into the anchorage of the Vakhushti Bagrationi Bridge in Tbilisi. Well-known as a place for Dionysian social gatherings, KHIDI also serves as a center of progressive political action for young Georgians fighting for a democratic future. Led by New York-based director Nancy Allison and her Venetian-based associates, choreographer Laura Boato and dance captain Michela Lorenzano, the Georgian performers explore western contemporary dance practices in this unique setting as insights about their struggles and joys emerge for them and for their audience.

  • Gigisha Abashidze
    Director
    Neighbors (2018), Spineless (2017), Lesson (2013), Nika, the "Parrot" (2011),Monday (2010), Entrance Hall (2010), Taxi Drivers (2009), Roses (2009)
  • Nancy Allison
    Producer
    Water on Stone (2017), Marmo ( 2015), Hamadryad ( 2014)
  • Nancy Allison
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
    Water on Stone (2017), Marmo (2015), Hamadryad(2013)
  • Laura Boato
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
    Water on Stone (2017), Marmo(2015)
  • Michela Lorenzano
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
    Marmo(2015)
  • Lili Baratashvili
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Zuka Birkaia
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Tamara Chakvetadze
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Natia Chikvaidze
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
    And Then We Danced (2019)
  • Nika Chikvatia
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Levan Gelbakhiani
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    And Then We Danced (2019)
  • Nini Gochichashvili
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Ana Kurtubadze
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Nino Namicheshvili
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Medea Nemsadze
    Key Cast
    "Hersef"
  • Nika Japaridze
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Isob "Soso" Bliadze
    Editor
  • Gigisha Abashidze
    Director of Photograpy
  • Iva Pezvashvilli
    Director of Photograpy
  • Nika Japaridze
    Composer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    32 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 12, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Georgia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Crown Wood International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    May 17, 2020
    Indian premiere
    Best Short Documentary /April 2020
  • Canadian Cinematography Awards
    Toronto
    Canada
    June 2, 2020
    Canadian Premiere
    Finalist/Documentary Film
  • Georgian Public Broadcaster
    Tbilisi
    Georgia
    June 7, 2020
    World premiere
  • ShortCINE Fest
    On-line Festival
    June 16, 2020
    Winner of the Season
  • Golden Earth Film Awards
    On-line Festival
    June 22, 2020
    Nominee Best Documentary/June 2020
  • International Inependent Film Awards
    Encino, CA
    United States
    June 27, 2020
    Gold Award Winner
  • IndieFEST
    LaJolla, CA
    United States
    August 1, 2020
    Award of Merit/Special Mention
  • Marina del Rey Film Festival
    Marina del Rey, CA
    United States
    October 11, 2020
    California premiere
    Official Selection
  • YoFI Film Festival
    Yonkers, NY
    United States
    November 7, 2020
    New York premiere
    Official Selection
  • London International Motion Picture Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 3, 2020
    United Kingdom premiere
    Official Selection
  • Borrego Springs Film Festival
    Borrego Springs, CA
    United States
    January 18, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Festival International du Film sur L'art
    Montreal
    Canada
    March 17, 2021
    Montreal premiere
    Official Selection
  • Fine Arts Film Festival
    Venice, CA
    United States
    June 9, 2021
    Official Selection
  • FIFA@Palazzo Grassi
    Venice
    Italy
    October 7, 2021
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Nancy Allison
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Gigisha Abashidze

Grigol (Gigisha) Abashidze graduated from the Film and TV Program of the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film State University in Tbilisi in 2012. Since then he has made several short feature and documentary films and worked as a screenwriter. His short films have been awarded “Best Project” at the Sofia International Film Festival (2014) and the Tbilisi International Film Festival (2014). “Neighbors”, his first feature film has screened as an Official Selection at the Montréal World Film Festival (2018), Cottobus Film Festival (2018), Tbilisi International Film Festival (2018), goEast/Weisbaden (2019), Golden Apricots/Yeravan (2019) and won a Special Jury Diploma at the Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival (2019).

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