A Song Without Home

After 11 years locked up in her family home, Adelina flees to Vienna. Yet her story is banned from being screened in her birth country, Georgia. Only because she is trans.

The film’s unique visual style and the director’s intimate approach reveals Adelina’s sensitive inner world. Her voice speaks for all those who feel alienated, rejected, and unfixable. Nevertheless, she dares to tell her story in public and creates space for understanding for those like herself. Even if her story could not be told in her birth country Georgia, where LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ is forbidden.

The screening on 9 October at Skalvija Cinema will be introduced by Fricas, a queer artist and activist, member and one of the co-founders of the association Trans Autonomija. The introduction will be in Lithuanian.

„The film’s unique visual style and Rati Tsiteladze’s intimate approach reveals Adelina’s sensitive inner world. It seems that her voice speaks for all those who feel unfixable, rejected and alienated in this world. Nevertheless, she dares to tell her story publicly and therefore creates space of solace for those like herself. Even if her story could not be told in her birth country Georgia, where LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ is forbidden.“ – Eva Sinicaitė, curator of the Emerging Filmmakers Competition programme.

„For many years, the film’s protagonist, Adelina, was forced to hide. Today, she can finally tell her story. As festival organizers, we want to provide a platform for her story to be heard and reach as wide an audience as possible. We hope this film will be another step toward greater understanding and recognition of trans people’s experiences, while helping those going through similar experiences feel less alone.“ – Judita Ragauskaitė, curator of the Impact Competition programme.

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