Tushurai

(those who stay)

A documentary by

Anna R. Japaridze and Robert Hope

Logline

In the lofty highlands of Georgia’s Caucasus mountains, villagers cling to their ancestral ways of life amidst a rapidly changing world. Over the span of two years, this observational documentary follows the dwindling community of residents in Tusheti that brave the winter period, as the only road leading to or from the region closes for 7 months each year — holding onto a sense of home that could soon be lost.

TUSHURAI TEASER

Footage taken from our first trip to Tusheti in October 2022.

TWO SAMPLE SCENES

From our trips to Tusheti in October 2022 and March 2023

Status

Currently in post production on the short film and early production on the feature.