The powerful and the anonymous man have developed an unusual hobby. They buy century-old trees from communities along the Georgian coast, some as tall as 15-story buildings, and have them excavated to collect them for their private garden. To transplant trees of such dimensions, the surrounding landscape is torn apart, and the people living around them are forced to adapt to the disruption. As the film follows this process, it depicts the needs and values of today’s Georgian society and reflects on the theme of forced migration, where “uprooting” is more than just a metaphor.
TAMING OF THE GARDEN
Directed by: Salomé Jashi
Produced by: VADIM JENDREYKO / ERIK WINKER / MARTIN ROELLY
Country of origin: Switzerland, Germany, Georgia
Year of production: 2021
Duration: 01:32:00 min
Category: Ecology
Salomé Jashi
Salome Jashi was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1981. She initially studied journalism and worked as a reporter for several years. In 2005, she received a scholarship from the British Council to study documentary filmmaking at Royal Holloway, University of London. Salome's "The Dazzling Light of Sunset (2016)" won the main prize at the Regard Neuf competition of Visions du Reel, as well as at ZagrebDox, Jihlava IDFF, Valdivia IDFF, and several other festivals. Her earlier work, "Bakhmaro (2011)," made in co-production with ma.ja.de. filmproduktion and MDR/Arte, received an Honorable Mention for Young Documentary Talents at DOK Leipzig, won Best Documentary from Central and Eastern Europe at Jihlava IDFF, and was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and Silver Eye Awards. Salome is the founder of two production companies: Sakdoc Film and Microcosmos, producing high-quality documentary and fiction films. She was a recipient of the Nipkow Scholarship in 2017 and the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program in 2020.
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