Women Make Waves International Film Festival

Program

The Birth of Venus

Melano SOKHADZE 2016 Switzerland Fiction color 24min English, French, Geo DCP
After the death of her younger daughter, Brigid is overwhelmed by memories and subconscious visions. They inspire a journey through her past and present, redefining her position as a woman and mother in a patriarchal society where both women and men suffer equally. A poetic and dreamlike tale of redemption through a female gaze.

Director

Melano SOKHADZE

SOKHADZE is a Georgian artist. She finished her Master’s Degree in Critical Cross Cultural Cybermedia in HEAD (University of Arts and Design). Her ambition is to trigger the awakening of communal responsibility in a society weakened by consumerism.

Director's Statement ▾

Melano SOKHADZE

2016 The Birth of Venus

Director: Melano Sokhadze, Aidan Büchi

Writer: Melano Sokhadze, Aidan Büchi

Producer: Eugene Dyson (Producer)

Cinematographer: Burak Oguz Saguner

Editor: Luke Marsden

Sound Design: Nick Redmond

The Birth of Venus
thebirthofvenusfilm@gmail.com