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Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 14:15
- Watch Stephan Polivanov's debut feature, Raving Riot, at the Southbank gallery on Friday, November 29th.
A new film about the 2018 Georgian club raids and ensuing protest raves will screen next week at the Tate Modern in London.
Stephan Polivanov's first-ever feature film, Raving Riot, explores the so-called "raveolution" "beyond the news and beautiful pictures," he says. He'll participate in a discussion and Q&A session following the screening on Friday, November 29th, at 7 PM, as part of the November edition of Tate Lates. (Find more details about the event here.)
"We decided to make a movie... explor[ing] the generation that made that protest possible," Polivanov says. "This is a coming-of-age story of people who have become aware of themselves being a political force and having a voice, but do not yet understand what to do with it."
Watch the trailer for Raving Riot.
A month after the raids at Bassiani and Café Gallery, RA hosted a twenty four/seven event at Bassiani, where we spoke to two ravers and activists about nightlife in Tbilisi. Watch the short film.
Revisit Will Lynch's 2016 feature on the Tbilisi scene, and read our editorial on the 2018 protest raves, Tbilisi Proves The Power Of Club Culture.