Uncle Vakho’s Dream

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Uncle Vakho’s Dream

Sen wujka Vakho
Joanna Roj
Panorama Short Film 2022
Documentary Film
Poland
2022
23 minutes
Georgian
Subtitles: 
English

According to mythology, Prometheus was bound to the rocks of Mount Kazbek, more than 5,000 metres high and covered in ice. For Vakho, this mountainous region in the Georgian Caucasus is a self-chosen exile – out of deeply felt guilt. 48 years ago, he lost his brother in tragic circumstances that had previously come to him in a dream: “I couldn’t let go of the past”, the man, now in his eighties, explains in this visually impressive debut short film portrait.

Jan-Philipp Kohlmann

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Director
Joanna Roj
Script
Joanna Roj
Cinematographer
Sandro Wysocki
Editor
Joanna Roj
Producer
Ewa Jastrzebska, Jerzy Kapuscinski
Co-Producer
Stanislaw Roj
Sound
Michal Jr Kosterkiewicz