Georgia
Is the Georgian government secretly killing stray dogs?
Rumours have spread recently regarding the disappearance of street dogs across Georgia and their possible cremation in Gori.
Mariam Shonia
Mariam studied digital media and worked as a journalist for several years, mostly covering politics. Before moving into social media management at OC Media, she reported for Netgazeti, where she discovered a love for fast-paced newsrooms. She’s passionate about filming and editing, which remain her favourite parts of storytelling.
Reviews
Review | Persephone (Where the Light Forgets Me) — the echoing architecture of girlhood
This debut work is an exploration of girlhood, leaning into an internal, almost private narrative that speaks to a collective female experience.
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Review | Scary Mother — the horror of a Georgian woman’s intellect
Ana Urushadze’s 2017 debut film follows a Tbilisi housewife whose secret manuscript unravels the fragile architecture of family life.
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Review | Panopticon — coming-of-age in the shadow of the sacred
George Sikharulidze’s feature debut explores the fractured dual life of a Tbilisi teenager caught between religious surveillance and repressed desire.
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Review | The Pear Field — a look at life in Tbilisi’s ‘school for idiots’
Nana Ekvitimishvili’s debut novel is a short, intense work that confronts society’s silence and ethical blind spots.
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Review | Nothing Political — theatre in resistance and the anxiety of what remains
Nothing Political examines life inside Georgia’s protest movement through documentary footage and live performance.
