DOCUMENTARY: The City Where Women Run The Nightlife - Nightlife & Clubs in Tbilisi. By Noemi Hatala and Rebecca Gin

Partying in Tbilisi is a political statement. Like Berlin in the early 90s, raves in Tbilisi have a social and political element that make them more than entertainment.

Clubbing has become a way for young people to rebel against the conservative regime in power. People with “radical” ideas about liberal politics or sexual identity are accepted in clubs and can act freely.

Tbilisi has five major clubs. Four of them are owned or co-owned by women.

This short documentary introduces these strong female characters who are running Tbilisi’s nightlife and are shaping the thinking of a new generation.

Producer, director, cameraperson, editor: Noemi Hatala
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Cameraperson, consultant: Rebecca Gin
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The City Where Women Run The Nightlife from Noemi Hatala on Vimeo.

With Keta Gabunia (Owner of Mtkvaarze Club www.mtkvarze.com), Tamuna Axander (Owner of KHIDI www.khidi.ge), Naja Orashvili (Co-Founder of BASSIANI www.bassiani.com), Sophy Ebralidze (Manager of KHIDI www.khidi.ge), Nia Gvatua (Owner of SUCCESS BAR)

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Club culture is political everywhere, but it’s especially political in Tbilisi. There, clubs like Bassiani and Khidi provide free spaces for people to gather and explore ideas about liberal politics and sexual identity at odds with the country’s ultra-conservative government. (For more information about the government’s policies, read our exposé Behind Bars: Meet The Georgian Producer Making Music From Prison)

“There are five major clubs in Tbilisi. Four of them are owned or co-owned by women,” says Keta Gabundia, owner of the popular Mtkvarze club, in a new short video documentary called, The City Where Women Run The Nightlife.

The video, which is available in full above, examines the role that women have played in developing the city’s current club scene, and also explains the challenges they face moving forward in the wake of last year’s Government-instigated club raids and ensuing protests.

The City Where Women Run The Nightlife was made by Noemi Hatala and Rebecca Gin. More info can be found here.

Read more: Behind Bars: Meet The Georgian Techno Producer Making Music From Prison


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