Creative London screens acclaimed documentary by Georgian filmmakers

An award-winning documentary by three Georgian directors will screen next month at a London event that promotes the "new east" culture.

The English capital's cultural organisation Calvert 22 Foundation is organising the screening of When the Earth Seems to Be Light by Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze and David Meskhi at the House of Vans venue in the heart of the city.

The screening will take place on August 25 as part of Museum of Skateboarding - segment of the Calvert 22 Foundation's exhibition program about the post-Soviet world.

The program, named Power and Architecture, focuses on stories about cultural and national identities in the former Soviet republics. The Georgia-made film is about young Georgian skateboarders who struggle with the daily realities of living in a post-Soviet state.

A still from 'When the Earth Seems to Be Light'. Photo from Calvert 22 Foundation.

The film provides a close look at the rich world of teenage dreams and sentiments – lost in search of non-existent spots of freedom and romantic states of mind – and at the growing pains of the post-Soviet generation," said organisers in its preview of the screening.

The German-Georgian co-production collected the Best First Appearance Prize at the 2015 International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam and has been shown to audiences in Europe, North America and in the Latin world.

Following the film's international success, two of the main protagonists of the movie were invited to walk in famous fashion house Balenciaga's Spring/Summer 2017 collection show in Paris, France last month.

The film follows a group of young skateboarders and their experiences living in a post-Soviet state. Photo from Calvert 22 Foundation.

The Power and Architecture program of the Calvert 22 Foundation launched on June 10 and will run until October 9. 

Promoted by the venue as a "season on utopian public space and the quest for new national identities across the post-Soviet world", it also includes architectural workshops, an exhibition of artwork and a conference.

The House of Vans London was established as a place "embracing and fuelling creative expression through art, music, skateboarding, BMX, street culture and fashion".

Founded as a non-profit charity, Calvert 22 Foundation seeks to support and share the contemporary culture and creativity of the new east – Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Russia and Central Asia. The organisation worked towards "enriching perceptions of the region and furthering international understanding" by its series of exhibitions, screenings, cultural review and research.