| Prisoner of Society | |
| Native Name: | სოციუმის პატიმარი |
| Director: | Rati Tsiteladze |
| Producer: | Rati Tsiteladze Nino Varsimashvili |
| Cinematography: | Rati Tsiteladze |
| Editing: | Rati Tsiteladze |
| Starring: | Adelina (anonymous) |
| Studio: | ArtWay Film |
| Runtime: | 16 minutes |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Language: | Georgian |
Prisoner of Society (Georgian: სოციუმის პატიმარი; Georgian: Sociumis patimari) is a 2018 Georgian short documentary film directed by Rati Tsiteladze. It is nominated for the European Film Academy for Best Short Film at the 31st European Film Awards[1]
British Film Institute (BFI) called it "A provocative and confrontational" in Sight & Sound and named it among 10 short films to watch.[2]
The film won Best Documentary Award and qualified for the 91st Academy Awards at Tampere FF where there jury called it "riveting intimate documentary that is important to discuss not only in Europe but throughout the world."[3]
Seminci jury praised Tsiteladze's effective cinematographic mastery "the director overcomes his limitation of material resources to reflect with completeness of the complex history of life. The transgender protagonist is a prisoner of her body, of her parents, of society, of her own house, which reminds us that we are all prisoners of our prejudices and our ignorance.”[4]
| Awards & nominations for Prisoner of Society | |||
| Year | Association | Award Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | |||
| European Film Award | Best Short Film | ||
| Tampere Film Festival | Best Documentary (Oscar qualified) | ||
| Best European Short Film | |||
| Melbourne International Film Festival | Grand Prix | ||
| Seminci - Valladolid International Film Festival | Rainbow Spike (Special Mention) | ||
| Encounters Film Festival | Brief Encounters Grand Prix | ||
| Odense International Film Festival | Documentary Grand Prix | ||
| Uppsala International Short Film Festival | Grand Prix | ||
| Leeds International Film Festival | Queer Short Film | ||
| Cyprus International Short Film Festival | Best Documentary | ||
| Cork Film Festival | Best Short | ||
| Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur | Best Film | ||
| Galway Film Fleadh | Best Short Film | ||
| Tofifest | Special Mention | ||
| Rome Independent Film Festival | Best International Short Film | ||