''Journey of Akaki'' is a 1912

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documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

directed by

Vasil Amashukeli Vasil Amashukeli ( ka, ვასილ ამაშუკელი) (March 14, 1886 in Kutaisi – December 1, 1977 in Tbilisi) was an early Georgia (country), Georgian film director and cinematographer who worked in the Cinema of Azerbaijan and Ci ...

. The film having a duration of 44 minutes, it is considered a

feature film A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...

Content

The film shows the love of Georgian society to the poet

Akaki Tsereteli Count Akaki Tsereteli ( ka, აკაკი წერეთელი) (1840–1915), often mononymously known as Akaki,Sometimes mistakenly rendered in Russian as Akakiy. Georgian spelling Akaki and Russian spelling Akakiy are both derived from th ...

, as well as the nature and traditions of Georgia. The director captured episodes of the journey. They shot about 1500 meters of film. After editing, 1200 m remained. About 400 m have reached our time. The author managed to reflect the people's love for the poet, to show the way of life in Georgia, Georgian traditions and nature. The film is considered not only the first feature documentary film of Georgian cinema

Release

The film was first shown at the Radium Cinema in

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on September 20, 1912. Akaki Tsereteli attended the premiere. For two weeks, the film was held in Kutaisi with a full house. A copy of the film is stored in the National Archives of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia.

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*{{IMDb title, id=0262218 1912 films Documentary films from Georgia (country) 1910s Russian-language films Russian short films Russian black-and-white films Russian documentary films 1912 documentary films Films of the Russian Empire 1910s documentary films Silent feature films from Georgia (country)