Levan Koguashvili
Born in Tbilisi in 1973. He studied film
directing at the Russian State University of
Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow. In 2006,
he completed the Graduate Film Program at
New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
In 2007, he began studying film production
at the Georgian State University of Theatre
and Cinema in Tbilisi. Following STREET DAYS
(2010), SHEMTKHVEVITI PAEMNEBI is his
second feature-length film.
Filmography
Filmografie 2003 Rehabilitation; 4 Min. ·
Father and Son; 10 Min. 2005 A Small Theater
in Washington DC; 54 Min. 2006 The Debt;
15 Min. 2008 The Women From Georgia;
54 Min. 2010 Street Days; 86 Min. 2014
Shemtkhveviti Paemnebi / Blind Dates
Blind Dates (2013)
Sandro is a forty-something teacher and still lives with his parents, who constantly meddle in his private life. He shows little interest in the blind dates his friend Iva pressures him to go on. On an outing to the Black Sea, he falls in love with the hairdresser Manana. When her husband Tengo is released from jail early, Sandro’s predicament takes on absurd dimensions. He gets caught up in wild family disputes and feels compelled to move Natia, pregnant with Tengo’s child, into his parents’ home. More
