Brutalist architecture, a toll elevator, and Georgian temper define the daily routine of Mzia, who oversees this globally unique transportation system. The reality of the district and the quirks of the Caucasus residents paint a tragicomic picture of modern Georgia. The film blends the surrealism of the urban complex with the grotesque of everyday life. This introspective story of Mzia, a former wartime sniper, reveals a microcosm of neighborhood relationships forgotten by the West.
Marcin Modzelewski
Marcin Modzelewski, an artist, traveler, and free spirit from Warsaw, graduated from Jan Kochanowski High School and the National Film School in Łódź. In past years he has honed documentary skills and experimented with new media. Through solitary, months-long hitchhiking journeys, he formed close relationships with people from various cultures, learning their worldviews and storytelling methods. In his film “Lift Lady”, he combines experience of individuality with the universality of the story.