Red Ants Bite
In Georgia, two stranded Nigerians, Obinna and Afame, navigate the sleeping city of Tbilisi after a long night out. However, as day breaks the true colors of their ambiguous affection begin to show. In this way, they find solace despite their hostile environment.
- Switzerland
- 2019, 23 min
- Director: Elene Naveriani
- Director of photography: Agnesh Pakozdi
- Editor: Gabriel Gonzalez, Noémie Fy
- Screenplay: Elene Naveriani, George Imo Obasi, Donald Acho Nwokorie
- Cast: George Imo Obasi, Donald Acho Nwokorie, Magda Lebanidze, Hadizat Yola
- Art Director: Kethevan Nadibaidze
- Producer: Britta Rindelaub, Thomas Reichlin
- Production: Alva Film Production
Elene Naveriani
Elene Naveriani was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. She studied monumental painting at the Tbilisi State Academy of Art and continued her master’s studies at the Geneva art school HEAD. From 2011 to 2014, Elene studied cinema. Her first feature film, I Am Truly a Drop of Sun on Earth (2017), premiered in Rotterdam and won numerous prizes. Red Ants Bite (2019) is her fourth short. She works in Tbilisi and Geneva.