Elene Naveriani

Elene Naveriani is a Georgian director now living in Switzerland. They graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Art in monumental painting in 2003. After a Master in Critical Curatorial Cybermedia at the HEAD – Geneva (Geneva School of Art and Design), they start their studies in Cinema. Their graduation short film GOSPEL OF ANASYRMA (2014) was acclaimed for their distinctive signature and stance. Elene’s work is one that makes invisible stories visible, that makes unheard voices heard and creates a space for marginalised lives. Elene practises a cinema of resistance. Keeping with that line, their first feature I AM TRULY A DROP OF SUN ON EARTH (2017) was premiered in Rotterdam and was awarded numerous prizes (Seoul, Xining, Valladolid, Porto). Elene also directed two further short films that received a lot of acclaim. RED ANTS BITE was nominated for best Swiss short film award. In 2021, their second feature film WET SAND made its World Premiere in Locarno in August 2021 to glowing reviews and earned the Best Actor's Price. BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY is their third feature film.