TBILISI: Georgian film director Soso Chkhaidze s TV series/feature film
Shvidkaca is being completed posthumously almost 30 years after the director’s death, and more than 40 years after he began filming. The film, whose working title is the word used to describe folk ensembles, is in the final phase of post-production. Principal photography took place In Tbilisi, Guria villages, Moscow and Stockholm from 1979 to 1987. The producer is Chkhaidze s widow, Nana Zurabishvili.
Shvidkaca tells about a young filmmaker’s quest to explore and discover unique Western Georgian / Gurian polyphonic songs. While researching his film project he follows an emotional path, meeting aging singers who are no less precious than the music itself. His family, including his musician grandfather, painter father, and sisters, and his friends support him along the way. When he meets a 103-year-old singer, he realises he has found a real treasure.