The film program is presented in two parts: Prisoners of Conscience (Georgia 2025, 62 min) is a collection of eleven short films that brings together leading voices in Georgian documentary filmmaking, such as Salomé Jashi, Anna Dziapshipa, Tiku Kobiashvili, and others. Here, individual film portraits capture the political prisoners, the so-called “სინდისის პატიმრები/Sindisis Patimrebi” (English: prisoners of conscience), and their dramatic fate.

A Friend in Prison, Me Next to the Prison by Mari Gulbiani (Georgia 2025, 24 min) tells the story of Dato, whose friend is arrested at a demonstration and sentenced to 10 days in prison, whereupon Dato goes to Zahesi Prison and begins a solo protest. Soon his sister Salome joins him. Standing side by side in the cold, their silent determination becomes a powerful symbol of friendship, freedom, and courageous commitment to the truth.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with directors Keti Machavariani and Salomé Nutsa Alexi.