Ever Since I Knew Myself

Runtime: 90'

Expected release: April, 2024

Production stage: Production

Budget: €308.287 (32% in place)

1st feature: Yes

Looking for: Gap financing, Sales agents, Festivals, Distributors

Synopsis:

Maka, the daughter of a strict math teacher and high-maintenance mother, launches a journey around post-Soviet Georgia to observe children in the process of education. This quest is accompanied by her intimate conversation with her mother Nino. Two women of different generations, with different experiences and clashing perspectives, reflect on parenting, education and systems of power.

Director’s profile:

Maka Gogaladze is a director and photographer based in Georgia. With a degree in medicine, she started working as a photographer in 2010. In 2016, Maka received a master’s degree in Multimedia Journalism and Media Management at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. Currently she is Multimedia Storytelling tutor at the GIPA and directs short documentaries for the South Caucasian media platform Chai-Khana. In 2016, Gogaladze co-founded FORMO Production. She is an alumna of Berlinale Talents, CIRCLE, ESoDoc, EAVE Change, IDFA Academy, CineDoc mentoring program and Close Up. “Ever Since I Knew Myself” is her first feature documentary.

Producer’s profile:

After completing a degree in medicine, Maka Gogaladze found her true self in photography in 2008. She have been collaborating with the NGO, media and other organisations in Georgia since. In 2016, Gogaladze embraced documentary filmmaking while completing a master’s degree in Multimedia Journalism and Media Management at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). Currently she is tutoring photography at GIPA. Since 2016, Gogaladze have been directing short documentaries for the South Caucasian media platform Chai Khana. In 2016, she co-founded FORMO Production Company in order to develop my own projects – which have been supported by the Georgian National Film Center – and start collaborating with international co-producers. Ever Since I Knew Myself is her first feature-length documentary.