Anna R. Japaridze
Co-Director, Director of Photography | website
Anna R. Japaridze, a British-Georgian filmmaker based in Tbilisi, began developing experimental documentary video installations during her Fine Art BA at Goldsmiths, University of London. In 2021, she earned an MFA in Documentary Film and Video from Stanford University with the support of a BAFTA LA scholarship. In 2022, she completed a Chai Khana multimedia storytelling fellowship and was awarded a Sundance Ignite fellowship in recognition of the short films she has directed in Georgia. Her latest work, 'Glasses Crack, Tablecloths Splinter,' a documentary essay film using 90s Georgian home video cassettes, premiered at Tbilisi International Film Festival.
Robert Hope
Co-Director, Producer, Production Sound | website
Robert Hope, a documentary director and producer, divides his time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Tbilisi, Georgia. His work focuses on community, loss, and the concept of home. Supported by institutions like the Austin Film Society, the Center for Eastern European Studies, and a year long fellowship at the University of Texas, he explores the Caucasus mountains for his current documentary work. His short doc, 'Heaven on Earth,' played at multiple U.S. Oscar-qualifying festivals and was released online through Directors Notes. He was the lead producer of 'Amanda_Test 1,' a queer film about AI, which premiered at HBO’s Outfest. He holds an M.F.A in film production from The University of Texas at Austin. Presently, he is working towards fluency in Georgian.
