Giorgi Kvelidze

Nino Shengelaia

David Michael

Josh Braunreuther

T.T. Roberts

Shota Dvalishvili

Charlotte Savage

In 1993, after a war in Abkhazia, Georgia - known as the Abkhaz-Georgian Conflict, thousands of ethnic Georgian families sought refuge in the decaying Soviet sanatoriums nestled in the town of Tskaltubo, in western Georgia. This documentary unveils the untold stories of these displaced individuals as they try to build a new life amid the haunting ruins, revealing not only their resilience and camaraderie, but also the profound transformation of the sanatoriums from symbols of health and luxury to havens of survival and unity. Iamze, 81, and Nikusha, 12, are awaiting promised government housing, all the while being indelibly shaped by the echoes of war.

On The Way Home is a documentary feature that follows two Georgian families, displaced by war, squatting in abandoned former Soviet sanatoriums as they await government housing.

Charles E. Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

LA Documentary Film Festival

Slamdance Film Festival

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

Tbilisi International Film Festival

On The Way Home