Private Project

Although you keep insisting I refuse to admit I am the stinkbug

Communism, infidelity, reincarnation, cannibals with a taste for orthodox priests; all come together in this surreal, darkly humorous short. 'Although you keep insisting I refuse to admit I am the stinkbug', is film about four people in impossible situations realising they are God, and of course so is the stinkbug.

Filmed on location in Rural Georgia, as part of the Caucasus Cinema Residency, writer director Gareth Stack collaborated with four emerging Cinematographers to bring this surrealist phenomenological short to life.

  • Gareth Stack
    Director
  • Gareth Stack
    Writer
  • Mariam Mariam Kakhniashvili
    Producer
  • Andria Odzelashvili
    Producer
  • Nazgul Khalelova
    Cinematography
  • Yarema Holota
    Cinematography
  • Jakob Gehrmann
    Cinematography
  • Karl Neubart
    Cinematography
  • Max Knoop
    Cinematography
  • Aethan Eldar Leivi
    Sound / Music
  • Max Walter
    Sound / Music
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Historical, Comedy, Surrealist
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 8, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    Georgia, Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Georgia
  • Language:
    English, Georgian, Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Various
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director - Gareth Stack