Holy Electricity at the Vor der Grieb cultural space: Georgian cinema as a poetic art experience


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Holy Electricity: A poetic look at Georgia between everyday life and wonder
On November 7, 2026, the cultural space Vor der Grieb in Regensburg will showcase the Georgian film Holy Electricity by Tato Kotetishvili. The screening begins at 18:00 and combines artistic imagery with an equally absurd and moving story from Tbilisi.
A city full of light, coincidences, and human closeness
Central to the story are Gonga and Bart, two men who make a living at a junkyard. When they discover boxes full of metal crosses, they transform the finds into colorfully illuminated religious objects and parade through the streets of the Georgian capital. From scrap metal emerges a peculiar form of craftsmanship, business idea, and urban poetry.
Between comedy, social portrait, and magical realism
Tato Kotetishvili stages Tbilisi as a vibrant cinematic experience. Rusty vehicles, kitschy interiors, glowing crosses, and casual encounters come together in an aesthetic that oscillates between documentary observation and fairy-tale elevation. The film observes people, energy, and social change with humor, tenderness, and a keen eye for visual details.
Film as an aesthetic experience
The camera guides through a city where material need, inventiveness, and religious symbolism meet. Light becomes the narrative material: it marks hope, seduction, and the fragile beauty of everyday life. This examination of the work opens access to contemporary Georgian cinema and to an artistic direction that condenses social reality with poetic and absurd images.
The director Tato Kotetishvili
Tato Kotetishvili was born in 1987 in Tbilisi. He works as a director and cameraman and initially studied at the Theatre and Film Institute in Tbilisi before continuing his education at the Polish Film School in Łódź. Holy Electricity is his first feature film and has been recognized as the discovery of an independent cinematic talent. The international festival reception particularly highlights the combination of black humor, visual imagination, and affectionate social observation.
Conclusion: Georgian cinema in a special exhibition space
The Regensburg art experience focuses on an unusual film work that translates city, spirituality, and social reality into luminous images. Visitors can expect a quirky cinematic aesthetic experience between comedy, social portrait, and urban fairy tale. Anyone who wishes to experience contemporary cinema and cultural education in a concentrated atmosphere should attend this live screening at the Vor der Grieb cultural space.
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