Gamodi | |
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Directed by | Felix Kalmenson |
Written by | Ana Gzirishvili Felix Kalmenson |
Produced by | Felix Kalmenson Ketevan Kipiani Alexandre Jordania |
Starring | Matt Shally Maqsime Rauch Luka Chachxiani |
Cinematography | Zarina Kodzati |
Edited by | Sasha Putsyato |
Music by | Manana Menabde |
Production company | Kursha Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Countries | Canada Georgia |
Languages | English Georgian |
Gamodi is a Canadian-Georgian science fiction film, directed by Felix Kalmenson and released in 2023. [1] Set during the COVID-19 pandemic, the film stars Matt Shally and Maqzime Rauch as Viktor and Tarzan, a drag queen and a teenage drifter in Tbilisi who, with nowhere to self-isolate during COVID lockdowns, squat together in an abandoned tower block which increasingly resembles a purgatory between life and death. [2]
The film premiered in the Panorama program at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival, [1] where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Film award jury. [3] It was also subsequently screened in the National Competition lineup at the 2023 Festival du nouveau cinéma. [2]
Gamodi | |
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Directed by | Felix Kalmenson |
Written by | Ana Gzirishvili Felix Kalmenson |
Produced by | Felix Kalmenson Ketevan Kipiani Alexandre Jordania |
Starring | Matt Shally Maqsime Rauch Luka Chachxiani |
Cinematography | Zarina Kodzati |
Edited by | Sasha Putsyato |
Music by | Manana Menabde |
Production company | Kursha Films |
Release date |
|
Running time | 98 minutes |
Countries | Canada Georgia |
Languages | English Georgian |
Gamodi is a Canadian-Georgian science fiction film, directed by Felix Kalmenson and released in 2023. [1] Set during the COVID-19 pandemic, the film stars Matt Shally and Maqzime Rauch as Viktor and Tarzan, a drag queen and a teenage drifter in Tbilisi who, with nowhere to self-isolate during COVID lockdowns, squat together in an abandoned tower block which increasingly resembles a purgatory between life and death. [2]
The film premiered in the Panorama program at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival, [1] where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Film award jury. [3] It was also subsequently screened in the National Competition lineup at the 2023 Festival du nouveau cinéma. [2]