Mari Gulbiani

In a darkened classroom, the white cracked walls serve as a movie screen. We are in a remote mountain village in Georgia. The light from the projector breaks the darkness: the children's first cinematic experience is about to begin. Among the kids are Iman and Eva, two Muslim girls, for whom the experience becomes a turning point and inspires them to pick up a camera and start filming their daily lives. The girls are growing up in a valley infested by radicalism, where most people live in constant fear that their relatives will sacrifice their lives in the name of God.

A solitary protest outside a prison becomes a symbol of freedom, justice, and solidarity When Dato’s friend is arrested at a protest and sentenced to 10 days in prison, Dato goes to the Zahesi detention center and begins a solo protest. Soon, his sister Salome joins him. Standing side by side in the cold, their quiet determination became a powerful symbol of friendship, freedom, and the courageous stand for truth. This act of solidarity demonstrated the immense power of unity and compassion to the thousands gathering at Georgia’s pro-European protest movement.