Scenes from Trial and Error

film type experimental film, documentary film Production Country Georgia, Germany production year 2020 runtime 30'00 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo languages Georgian Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo languages Georgian Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch

The small fishing village of Anaklia, on the shores of the Black Sea in west Georgia, is in a state of seemingly perpetual anticipation of becoming a futuristic port city, as the horizon of the country’s speculative logistical future - at the same time close and mythical - is gradually receding.

director Tekla Aslanishvili Animation Viktor Bone Original Score Gogi Dzodzuashvili, Mzia Arabuli Editing Tekla Aslanishvili Production Tekla Aslanishvili Script Tekla Aslanishvili DOP Nikoloz Tabukashvili Sound Design Irakli Shonia, Nika Pasuri
Festivals
2020 Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Germany
2020 Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany (Special Mention)
2020 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Germany
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Tekla Aslanishvili

Is an artist, filmmaker and essayist based in Berlin;
her work focuses on new forms of algorithmic governance and their impact on urban spaces;
holds an MFA from the Berlin University of the Arts;
is a Digital Earth Fellow and the winner of the Han Nefkens Foundation Video Art Award in 2020

Filmography
2020 Algorithmic Island