Prisoner of Society

Prisoner of Society is one of the most internationally recognized Georgian short documentary films, screened at more than 200 film festivals worldwide and widely used as an educational and discussion tool in schools, universities, and filmmaking programs. Beyond its social relevance, the film is recognized for its intimate observational approach, minimalist cinematic language, and carefully composed visual style.

Widely regarded as a key work of contemporary Georgian documentary cinema, the film has represented Georgia on the international festival circuit over several years. It addresses social exclusion, human rights, and gender identity through a restrained yet powerful artistic approach, demonstrating how a deeply personal narrative can reflect broader societal realities.

Since its premiere, Prisoner of Society has continued to screen internationally, maintaining long-term relevance in both festival and educational contexts.

AWARDS

First Georgian short documentary nominated for the European Film Academy Awards.
Winner of multiple awards at Oscar®-qualifying film festivals and selected at over 200 international film festivals worldwide.
  • European Film Academy Award Nominee 2018
  • Top Five Shorts of 2018
  • Short of the Year 2018 shorlisted
  • Clermont-Ferrand ISFF, Short Film Conference
  • Tampere Film Festival – Best European Short Film Qualified for the Oscars®
  • Odense International Film Festival – Documentary Grand Prix (Oscar® qualifying)
  • Leeds International Film Festival – Special Mention
  • Independent Days International Filmfestival – Best Short
  • Cyprus International Short Film Festival – Best Documentary
  • Tofifest Film Festival – Special Mention
  • NDU International Film Festival – Best Documentary
  • SEMINCI Valladolid International Film Festival – Special Mention
  • Sehsuechte International Film Festival – Best Documentary
  • SIMA AWARDS Social Impact Media Awards – Special Mention

    • FESTIVALS

  • Hong Kong International Film Festival
  • Melbourne International Film Festival
  • Atlanta Film Festival
  • Krakow Film Festival
  • Uruguay International Film Festival
  • PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
  • Galway Film Fleadh
  • Cork Film Festival
  • Film Fest Gent
  • Jerusalem Film Festival
  • International Cinematographers' Film Festival MANAKI BROTHERS
  • Movies that Matter Festival
  • Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen
  • Encounters Film Festival
  • Tirana International Film Festival
  • goEast - Festival of Central and Eastern European Film
  • Uppsala International Short Film Festival
  • Rome Independent Film Festival
  • Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival
  • Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
  • FLiCKERFEST International Short Film Festival
  • Athens International Film and Video Festival
  • Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
  • Zubroffka International Short Film
  • Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS
  • Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy
  • Leuven International Short Film Festival
  • BOGOSHORTS Bogota Short film Festival
  • Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino pavasaris”
  • Riga International Film Festival
  • Seville European Film Festival
  • interfilm – International Short Film Festival Berlin
  • Minimalen Short Film Festival, Trondheim
  • Glasgow Short Film Festival
  • Short Waves Festival, Poznań
  • Festival del Cinema Europeo, Lecce
  • Kyiv International Short Film Festival
  • Brussels Short Film Festival
  • Curtas Vila do Conde – International Short Film Festival
  • Tabor Film Festival
  • International Short Film Festival in Drama
  • IN THE PALACE – International Short Film Festival
  • Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival
  • International Documentary Film Festival OFF CINEMA
  • West Lake International Documentary Festival
  • Szczecin European Film Festival
  • International Short Film Festival - Film Front
  • Braunschweig International Film Festival
  • ALCINE Festival Internacional de Cine
  • Panorama Coisa De Cinema
  • KFFK / Kurzfilmfestival Köln
  • Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
  • Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival
  • TQU Short Film Nights
  • Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival
  • La Fête du Slip
  • Glasgow Film Festival
  • ART AWARD Lichter Filmfest International
  • Queer Lisboa | International Queer Film Festival
  • qFLIX Philadelphia
  • Muestra Internacional de Cine LGBT
  • Festival Politica
  • FIDÉ International Festival of Emergent Documentary
  • SEEfest | South East European Film Festival Los Angeles
  • PROUD! Filmfestival
  • River Film Festival
  • Invisible Film Festival Salaam Cinema Baku
  • QUEER Filmfest Weiterstadt, QueerScope
  • KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
  • North Jersey Human Rights Film Festival
  • Concorto Film Festival
  • Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
  • The Norwegian Short Film Festival Kortfilmfestivalen
  • Valletta Film Festival

    • CREDITS

    • A film by Rati Tsiteladze
    • Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound: Rati Tsiteladze
    • Featuring: Adelina
    • Producers: Olga Slusareva, Rati Tsiteladze
    • Music: Credo Chamber Choir of Kiev, Bogdan Plish
    • Production Company: ArtWay Film, Georgia

      • GALLERY