a Song Without Home

a Song Without Home | Work in Progress
A Film by Rati Tsiteladze
Produced by Olga Slusareva
75 minutes | Georgia, USA | documentary | 2026

After 11 years of being locked away from the outside world, Adelina, from a Georgian village, flees to Vienna in search of freedom. As Adelina builds her new life, she faces the past that refuses to let her go. Through immersive imagery and the mother-daughter bond, a Song Without a Home paints a layered portrait of belonging and the complexity of freedom beyond physical liberation.

A Song Without Home is based on the short film Prisoner of Society (2018), nominated for a European Film Academy Award and winner of multiple Oscar-qualifying awards.

Presented at

  • CPH:DOX – CPH:FORUM
  • DOC NYC – Pitch Days
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Eastern Promises WIP
  • Sarajevo Film Festival – CineLink Industry Days
  • Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival – AGORA Docs in Progress
  • Vilnius International Film Festival – Meeting Point Vilnius
  • Movies that Matter – Take on Film & Impact
  • East Doc Platform – Institute of Documentary Film
  • Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival – Ji.hlava New Visions
  • Baltic Sea Docs
  • AWARDS

  • HBO Max Award – Sarajevo Film Festival
  • Silver Eye Award – Institute of Documentary Film
  • Impact Campaign Award – Together Films & The StoryBoard Collective
  • Docu Talent From the East Award – Ji.hlava IDFF
  • Avanpost Media Award – Sarajevo Film Festival, CineLink
  • MQ Artists-in-Residence Award – MuseumsQuartier Wien
  • Developed at

  • Docu Rough Cut Boutique
  • With support from

  • International Media Support (IMS)
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    CREDITS

    • Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound: Rati Tsiteladze
    • Featuring: Adelina
    • Writers: Adelina, Rati Tsiteladze, Olga Slusareva
    • Composer: Marius Leftărache
    • Colorist: Claudiu Doaga
    • Producers: Olga Slusareva, Rati Tsiteladze
    • Production Company: ArtWay Film, Georgia