
Placekeepers
A short documentary by
Anna R. Japaridze and Robert Hope

Story
As the only road leading to the Caucasus mountain region of Tusheti, Georgia, closes for winter, a few holdouts remain.
Experiencing time outside the flow of state regulation and consumer exchange, this smattering of people form a tight, interdependent group — navigating intergenerational friction, the remnants of the Soviet Union, and uncertainty over their community’s future.
Teaser

Press
Mountainfilm Grant Initiative Announces $60,000 in Funding — Mountainfilm Press Release. October 2023
Austin Film Society Announces Recipients for Feature Film Grants — Austin Chronicle. September 2023
Austin Film Society Announces Recipients for the 2022 AFS Short Film Grants — Austin Chroncle. January 2023

