Dreamland

Georgia 2023 23 minutes
  • Director: Maradia Tsaava
  • Producer: Mariam Chachia
  • Cinematography: Maradia Tsaava
  • Editing: Maradia Tsaava, Vano Arsenishvili

Marisha, a 21-year -old student from the provincial town of Chakvi, works the night shift at a fancy seaside hotel full of Russian tourists to earn money for her studies in Tbilisi.

When she arrives in the capital after two years of online classes, Marisha struggles to find a decent place to live, since rent prices tripled due to the influx of Russians escaping mobilization or arrest in their country.