a debilitating eye disease. As his condition worsens, a surreal visual world opens up to him
causing him to question his life’s choices, his career, and his marriage to an increasingly
frustrated Nutsa (Antonia Campbell-Hughes) who struggles with her loyalties to her
husband and the realities of daily survival.
As his condition worsens, Irakli meets Nino (Andreja Pejic), a beautiful artist who lives alone
in the forest. She becomes his artistic muse and they form a deep connection that turns
from fascination to infatuation to love. They speak in poetic language and understand each
other completely. Meanwhile Nutsa works three jobs and is influenced by her new boss, a
socialite from America who similarly is trapped in a tumultuous marriage.
Jim Sturgess / Irakli
Andreja Pejic / Nino
Antonia Campbell-Hughes / Nutsa
Orla Brady / Marina
Jordi Molla / Vakho
Rhona Mitra / Martha
Billy Barratt / Niazi
Michael Socha / Giorgi
Mark W. Travis / Doctor
Roger Ashton-Griffiths / Stranger
JONATHAN P. SHAW
JOANNA PLAFSKY
GEORGE BAZGADZE
GIGA AGLADZE
IVANE BAKRADZE
LASHA MINDIASHVILI
raised in small-town America. After high school, he
went to Boston to attend the School of the Museum
of Fine Arts. Shortly after that, he planned a three-
year trip to Europe to work on his art, but didn’t take
to it and left after 15 days. In 1977, he released his
first film Eraserhead (1977), which, although not
critically acclaimed, was noticed by many people,
including Francis Ford Coppola, who was rumored
to have screenings of it for his cast and crew on the
Apocalypse Now (1979) set.
After a stream of visually striking films such as Blue
Velvet(1986), Lost Highway (1997) and Mulholland
Drive (2001). These films and others, beginning with
Blue Velvet (1986), and including his Twin Peaks T.V.
series, feature what has now been added to signature
Lynch features, such as vibrant colors, the use of
dreams and montage to connect character thought
and multiple emotions into one sequence.
gained the reputation of one of the foremost auteurs
in the film industry, and one of the few living auteurs
who continually defies cinematic convention.
His films continually represent his ideal that films,
representing life, should be complex, and in some
cases, inexplicable. Due to his decisive innovation
and the beautiful confusion of his films, he will always
be recognized as if not one of the greatest film-makers,
one of the most original. Lynch is an innovative director,
and even if his films aren’t necessarily realistic, they are
real in their representation of what life is: a confusing,
irrational series of events that have little purpose, and
one makes one’s own interpretation of each event,
giving life one’s own purpose.
Lynch wants his films to resonate emotionally and
instinctively, and for every person to relate and find
its own understanding. David Lynch is original. He
has done things in film-making that D.W. Griffith did
in his day. David Lynch will never stop making beauty
on the screen.
P. Shaw
Jonathan was nominated as an Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A
Limited Series Or Movie - 2018 Twin Peaks.
A seasoned editor, Jonathan P. Shaw was an assistant editor on Blue Velvet before
becoming a central part of the Twin Peaks team. On Twin Peaks, Shaw edited 10 episodes,
and later he has continued his work as an editor on television series like Blind Justice
and Raising the Bar, both created by the acclaimed showrunner Steven Bochco.
In 2015, Jonathan P. Shaw served as an editor on the documentary feature Finding Noah,
and while he was working on that film, he managed to take off some time to talk with
me about Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, and the art of editing in film and television.
of Nu Image Films (now Millennium Films), which went on to become a highly successful film
production and distribution company.
Joanna began her career as Founder and President of Radiance Films International, an international
sales and film distribution company. She sold hundreds of films throughout the world and had a
strong presence at Cannes, Milan, and other international film festivals.
More recently, Joanna co-produced the documentary Saving the Disposable Ones with David Lynch
Foundation Television. She was also Executive Producer of the award-winning documentary My
Reincarnation. A graduate from the University of California at Berkeley, Joanna earned a Master’s
Degree in Film from Boston University. Joanna’s passion is producing films that uplift the human
spirit and make the world a better place to live.
Haslinger
involvement with the legendary German group Tangerine Dream, as well as his
countless film, television, and video game scores. During the 1990s, he also
released a few solo albums, including World Without Rules and Planetary Traveler,
that explored various ethnic influences as well as industrial, dark ambient, and
trip-hop. Since the late ‘90s, he’s been a sought-after soundtrack composer,
with notable projects including the Underworld film franchise and the television
series Halt and Catch Fire. He has collaborated with Nona Hendryx, Jon Hassell,
Lustmord, Fennesz, and many others.
and arranging film scores by Graeme Revell, including The Siege, Pitch Black,
and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Starting with 2000 HBO film Cheaters, Haslinger
scored several films by director John Stockwell, including Crazy/Beautiful and
Blue Crush. He began scoring video games with 2005’s Far Cry Instincts for
Ubisoft Entertainment. Haslinger’s music for Showtime series Sleeper Cell was
nominated for an Emmy award in 2007. Other notable soundtracks Haslinger
has composed include Death Race, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, The Three
Musketeers, Underworld: Awakening, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, and etc.
he has a passion for creating big ideas that entertain audiences around the world.
Max has infused The Fun Group with his considerable energy and experience as a
creator, financier, and marketer of branded entertainment. His most recent ventures
include producing Universal’s “Laid in America” and Broadway’s Tony nominated
“Rock of Ages” which has grossed over $300 million worldwide.
Max is actively engaged in film financing, development, and maintains strong
relationships with both foreign and domestic distributors. Max graduated the
NYU Film School Certificate Program in 1994.
BAKRADZE
He is a member of David Lynch Foundation Caucasus and its patreon.
Ivane is entrepreneur with strong roots in oil, medical and construction
industries.
BAZGADZE
MINDIASHVILI
After graduating from school in 1992, he entered Tbilisi State Academy of
Arts. In 1994, he went to Bulgarian Art Academy for internship and stayed
there for a year. Then he came back and continued studying at Academy
of Arts. As soon as he graduated from Academy of Arts in 1997, the same
year he entered Shota Rustaveli Film and Theater Academy, he graduated
from it in 2001. In 2005, he moved to NY to study film directing at New York
Film Academy.
of JSC “Cavea”/“Rustaveli”, Georgia’s largest cinemas network. He is also
co-founder of film studios “Moving Pictures LLC”, GAMS Pictures LLC, Dariali
Films LLC and film production companies “LightBank” and “VineYard Films”.
He is one of Georgia’s leading film producers.
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