
Bebia, à mon seul désir
New Directors/New Films 2021
April 28 - May 8, 2021
In her strikingly filmed black-and-white debut, Juja Dobrachkous crafts a story of transformation, tradition, and identity, concerning a model who is summoned home to her rural Georgian village for her grandmother’s funeral.
Bebia, à mon seul désir screens virtually nationwide from 5/4 to 5/9.
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Ariadna, a 17-year-old woman working as an international runway model, finds her life interrupted when she is summoned home to her rural Georgian village for her grandmother’s funeral. There, she must deal with her mother’s embittered invective, as well as memories of the deceased, who instilled much confusion and doubt in her as a child. To her surprise, Ariadna is enlisted to carry out an arduous ritual—connecting back to Greek mythology—in which the family’s youngest must guide the soul of the dead to its final resting place. In her strikingly filmed debut, Juja Dobrachkous employs unorthodox camera motion and crisp black-and-white imagery to craft a story of transformation, tradition, and identity.
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All ND/NF screenings include recorded filmmaker Q&As! Virtual ticket holders will be able to access these conversations in the Virtual Cinema timed to when the film premieres. In-theater ticket holders will be sent access to a private YouTube playlist at the start of the festival.




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