International Film Selection
Temo Re
- Onsite
- 7.21 (Mon) 14:00 Audio Visual Hall
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025: Tiger Short Award Winner Screening
Double Feature: Merging Bodies & Temo Re
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Director: Anka GUJABIDZE
Cast: Temo REKHVIASHVILI, Sandro KALANDADZE, Natalia GABISONIA, Tamara CHUMASHVILI, Gaga SHISHINASHVILI, Akaki SIORIDZE, Mikheil ABRAMISHVILI
2024 / Georgia / 50min.
A struggling actor, Temo ekes out a living as a delivery man in poverty-stricken Tbilisi, Georgia. Each day, he rides more than 100 kilometers through the city, encountering strangers and catching glimpses of a society still gripped by the past. With monochrome still photography and lyrical narration, the film presents an ambitious portrait of urban decay, political despair, and quiet disillusionment in Georgia. The story is adapted from “Courier’s Tales” by Temo Rekhviashvili, who also plays the lead role. Directed by photographer Anka Gujabidze, this debut work received the Tiger Short Award, the highest prize in the Tiger Short Competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025, drawing international recognition.
Director: Anka GUJABIDZ
Born in 1987. Anka Gujabidze is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Tbilisi, Georgia. With a background in photography, she creates works that shift between still and moving images, and between documentary and dream. She holds an MA in Photography from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Belgium and a BA in Animation from the Theatre and Film University in Tbilisi. For over a decade, she worked primarily in documentary, conceptual, and portrait photography, and in recent years, her focus has shifted toward filmmaking.
Message
Temo Re is my first film, born from stillness black-and-white photographs, and the unsettling rhythm of a decaying city. As a photographer who long dreamed of filmmaking, I wanted to create a film where images breathe and time stretches. Although the budget was limited, Temo Re came to life through a deep love for the work and the support of close friends. It remains one of my most cherished creations.I am deeply honored to share it in Japan, a place that has long inspired me with its appreciation for the beauty of impermanence, silence, and shadow.
