Music
‘Sokhumeli Bichi’: Tamada and DillaNext on the unspoken identity of Sukhumian IDPs in Georgia
Georgian artists Tamada and DillaNext discuss their latest single and what it means for them to Sukhumian.
Tamar Shvelidze
Tamar joined OC Media after promoting documentary films on social and environmental justice. She is passionate about visual storytelling, data, and technology, and spends her time keeping up with social media trends while dabbling in amateur underwater photography.
Reviews
Review | Who’s Gonna Heal Our Wounds? — a clichéd look at queer feminism in Georgia
Who’s Gonna Heal Our Wounds is experimental theatre that delivers powerful feminist statements, but lacks depth and a solid dramatic structure.
Reviews
Review | The Nose — a new Georgian play reimagines Gogol to explore societal status and identity
A sharp, surreal satire, Levan Tsuladze’s new play explores identity and status through outrageously funny dialogue, lights, and sounds.
Reviews
Review | Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story — a satirical Georgian masterpiece
Eldar Shengelaia’s 1983 film, one of the sharpest satirical critiques of Soviet bureaucracy in existence, is a cinematic masterpiece
Culture
Bacho Jikidze — the Georgian musician whose sharp tongue cuts through systems and melts hearts
Bacho Jikidze's music moves between razor-sharp satire and romance, capturing Georgia’s absurd politics and tender emotions with bold honesty.
Georgia
What to expect from Tbilisi Open Air 2025?
This year, the biggest music festival in the South Caucasus will take place 24–25 May with an all-Georgian lineup.
