NUMBER 26
​​​​​by Gvantsa Meparishvili

20min | Georgia | 2021
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Ski school instructor Nika tries to hide a fatal accident that happened on the slopes. But when night comes, it turns out that the girl number 26 is missing. Nika will confess the accident to his girlfriend Nata, together they will share the responsibility of this dreadful secret.​
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Year of production 2021
Length 20min
Country Georgia
Shooting Format Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.39:1
Dialogue Georgian
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Director Gvantsa Meparishvili
Production Company Millimeter Film
Producer Suliko Tsulukidze
Co-Producer Gvantsa Meparishvili
Writer Gvantsa Meparishvili
Cinematographer Ekaterina Smolina
Production Designer Elene Maisaia
Editor “Zuchi Films”
Sound Designer Irakli Ivanishvili, Nika Paniashvili
Music Betkho
Cast Papuna Qoridze, Nini Iashvili, Levan Butkhuzi, Naniko Akhvlediani, Irakli Gvtisiashvili, Nikusha Gamezardashvili, Giorgi Davituri

Festival selections
Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2021, Georgia - World Premiere
Uppsala Short Film Festival 2021, Sweden
Zagreb Film Festival 2021, Croatia
Red Sea Film Festival 2021, Saudi Arabia
Tbilisi International Film Festival 2021, Georgia
In The Palace International Short Film Festival 2022, Bulgaria
Sehsüchte International Film Festival 2022, Germany
South East European Film Festival Los Angeles 2022, USA
​In The Palace International Short Film Festival 2022, Bulgaria
​​​​International Film Festival Kino Otok - Isola Cinema, Slovenia
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Director's Note
The cinema is a point amid the nonexistent universe and myself. Incredible things happen in this nonexistent universe.  That’s why I’m for conditionality in the cinema, that means the beginning of genesis. Conditional things, people, environment, accidents and significantly conditional conflicts are solved with minimal dramaturgy.
One day in a wintertime, my little son being in a skiing school sent me a message: “Take me out!”. Gazing at the message I saw an image of harsh weather, huge mountains, building with a massive metal fence and mysterious humans. I felt my son’s fear of survival and then Drama was born inside me. Creation of short film “Number 26” was based on above mentioned emotions.  Somehow process of making the film is like overcoming the survival fear for me.
​My son will be definitely  puzzled hearing this story. ​