Baia Kereselidze

In December 2024, students in Tbilisi occupy university buildings, demanding the release of those detained during pro-European protests. The longest-lasting resistance comes from members of the Theater and Film University’s student movement. The building’s lobby turns into a space for performances, meetings, and discussions. Soon, the rector confronts the students, the administration demands they vacate the occupied space, the ethics committee suspends 10 students, and police fine the strikers 5,000 [GEL] each. On the very first day of the protest, two Theater and Film University students pick up a camera, capturing events as they unfold, including the most intimate moments. The main character of I Am Not Neo is 18-year-old Temo Vacharadze, who finds himself at the heart of the resistance, convinced he has a special role to play in this fight.

An elderly writer arrives at an abandoned village, where only derelict houses remain. He goes to the farm where he spent his childhood. After a new bridge was built, the village was plagued by robberies and threats, and his family moved to a small remote farming community. Their peaceful working environment was threatened by Russian soldiers monitoring the village by air and making harassing visits. The personal stories of the small community that we witness are adapted from the novels of Revaz Inanishvili.

Eighteenth century. Georgia weakened by external and internal wars. The main characters of the film sacrifice their lives to establish peace between separate corners, to fight for spirituality. They die, but their legacy - songs, wall paintings, cultural monuments - survive the ravages of time.