Gamodi — Felix Kalmenson

Gamodi
98 min, 2K Video
Feature-Length Drama
2023

In Tbilisi, Georgia, an apartment tower sits in a liminal state, its construction halted at a critical juncture by the global pandemic. In its shadowy alcoves, Viktor (Matt Shally), a legendary drag queen, and Tarzan (Maqzime Rauch), a teenage drifter, have embraced their collective purgatorial languor, subsisting on brief instances of intimacy. While intermittent television reports apprise them of developments from the outside world, it’s increasingly unclear whether they’re still inhabiting this plane of existence.

“The first solo directorial effort from multihyphenate Felix Kalmenson (of the acclaimed Pejvak artist collective), Gamodi employs stunning chiaroscuro, exacting compositions, and intriguing sound design to conjure a legitimately dreamlike milieu. Practically every pristine shot in Kalmenson’s poetic fable invites admiration and rewards careful examination. Equally informed by the material and spiritual, Gamodi casts an enthralling spell as it unfurls, and lingers in the subconscious long after it draws to its haunting close.” - VIFF

Awards:

Honorable Mention ‘Best Canadian Film’ 2023
42nd Vancouver International Film Festival
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Screenings:

42nd Vancouver International Film Festival
’Gamodi’ Official Selection
Vancouver, Canada
Oct 3 and 5th, 2023
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52nd Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
’Gamodi’ Official Selection National Competition
Montreal, Canada
Oct 8 and 14th, 2023
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47ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema em São Paulo
’Gamodi’ Official Selection New Directors Competition
São Paulo, Brazil
Oct 19 - Nov 1, 2023
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Reviews:

REISSUE
’Languid becoming in Felix Kalmenson’s Gamodi’
Vancouver, Canada
2023
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Meio Amargo
’Gamodi (2023) A drag queen entre os escombros’
São Paulo, Brazil
2023
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Executive Producer

Felix Kalmenson

Producer

Felix Kalmenson, Ketevan Kipiani, Alexandre Jordania

Screenwriter

Felix Kalmenson, Ana Gzirishvili

Cinematography

Zarina Kodzati

Starring