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The railway was established as a result of the first Nagorno-Karabakh war in 1993, and its aim was to isolate Armenia by building a railway connection between Azerbaijan and Turkey, via Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA State in a State\u003c/i\u003e examines railways as the technical materialisation of fragile political borders that have re-emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Revolving around scenes of waiting and delay that constitute cargo mobility, the film reads the optimistic narratives about the New Silk Road against the grain. It observes how the iron foundation of connectivity can be used as a weapon of exclusion and geopolitical sabotage. Along the same lines, other forms of sabotage are deployed by workers to disrupt the political violence. Looking at historic and current practices of resistance, \u003ci\u003eA State in a State \u003c/i\u003eexplores the potential of railroads for building a different, infrastructural consciousness and the lasting, transnational kinship among the people who live and work around them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCredits\u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA State in a State\u003c/i\u003e, Tekla Aslanishvili, 2022, 47min., Georgian, Russian and English Spoken\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eEnglish Subtitles   \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eThe film is developed in artistic-scientific collaboration with Dr. Evelina Gambino, Margaret Tyler Research Fellow in Geography at Girton College, University of Cambridge.  \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eResearch \u0026amp; Script: Tekla Aslanishvili / Evelina Gambino\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eMusic: Ani Zakareishvili / Nika Pasuri\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eCinematography: Nikoloz Tabukashvili / Tekla Aslanishvili\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eTypography: Dato Simonia\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eEditing: Tekla Aslanishvili\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eField recordings: Viktor Bone\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eSound mastering: Irakli Shonia\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eColour: Sally Shamas\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduced by\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eThe Han Nefkens Foundation, Barcelona\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the support of\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona; NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore; WIELS, Brussels; Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila and Art Jameel, Dubai. \u0026nbsp;Additional support: Berlin Senate for Culture and Europe\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTekla Aslanishvili \u003c/strong\u003emaakt experimentele documentaires die zich richten op transport-, handels- en winningsinfrastructuren en hun verband met de politiek en met geopolitieke ontwikkelingen\u003ci\u003e. A State in a State \u003c/i\u003eis het resultaat van haar onderzoek, samen met specialisten uit verschillende disciplines, naar de Bakoe-Tbilisi-Kars spoorlijn — een handelscorridor die een onderdeel is van Turkije’s ambitieuze initiatief van een ‘middencorridor’ die Centraal-Azië met Turkije moet verbinden. Het doel van de spoorlijn tussen Azerbeidzjan en Turkije, via Georgië, die werd aangelegd naar aanleiding van de eerste oorlog in Nagorno-Karabach in 1993, was Armenië te isoleren.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA State in a State\u003c/i\u003e onderzoektspoorwegen als de technische materialisatie van fragiele politieke grenzen die na de val van de Sovjet-Unie opnieuw zijn ontstaan. De film draait om scènes van wachten en vertraging van cargo’s en leest de optimistische verhalen over de nieuwe zijderoute tegen de stroom in. Hij onderzoekt hoe\u003cbr\u003ede ijzeren fundering van connectiviteit kan worden gebruikt als wapen voor uitsluiting en geopolitieke sabotage. Langs dezelfde treinsporen zetten arbeiders andere vormen van sabotage in, om het politieke geweld te verstoren.\u003ci\u003e A State in a State\u003c/i\u003e kijkt naar historische en actuele praktijken van verzet, en onderzoekt het potentieel van spoorwegen om een ander, infrastructureel bewustzijn te creëren, en de blijvende, transnationale verwantschap tussen de mensen die er wonen en werken.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCredits\u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA State in a State\u003c/i\u003e, Tekla Aslanishvili, 2022, 47min., Georgian, Russian and English Spoken\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eEnglish Subtitles   \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eThe film is developed in artistic-scientific collaboration with Dr. Evelina Gambino, Margaret Tyler Research Fellow in Geography at Girton College, University of Cambridge.  \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eResearch \u0026amp; Script: Tekla Aslanishvili / Evelina Gambino\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eMusic: Ani Zakareishvili / Nika Pasuri\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eCinematography: Nikoloz Tabukashvili / Tekla Aslanishvili\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eTypography: Dato Simonia\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eEditing: Tekla Aslanishvili\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eField recordings: Viktor Bone\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eSound mastering: Irakli Shonia\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eColour: Sally Shamas\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduced by\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eThe Han Nefkens Foundation, Barcelona\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the support of\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona; NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore; WIELS, Brussels; Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila and Art Jameel, Dubai. \u0026nbsp;Additional support: Berlin Senate for Culture and Europe\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eTekla Aslanishvili réalise des documentaires expérimentaux qui mettent l’accent sur les infrastructures de transport, de commerce et d’extraction et leur lien avec la politique et les développements géopolitiques. \u003ci\u003eA State in a State\u003c/i\u003e [Un État dans l’État] est le résultat de recherches menées avec des spécialistes de différentes disciplines sur le chemin de fer Bakou-Tbilissi-Kars. Ce « corridor » commercial fait partie de l’ambitieuse initiative turque de corridor médian reliant l’Asie centrale à la Turquie. Cette liaison ferroviaire entre l’Azerbaïdjan et la Turquie, via la Géorgie, construite à la suite de la première guerre du Haut-Karabakh en 1993, avait pour objectif d’isoler l’Arménie.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA State in a State\u003c/i\u003e examine les chemins de fer sous le prisme d’une matérialisation technique des fragiles frontières politiques, réapparues après l’effondrement de l’Union soviétique. Le film et ses scènes d’attente et de retard, qui constituent la mobilité des marchandises, offre une lecture à rebrousse-poil des narratifs optimistes sur la nouvelle route de la soie. Il observe de quelle manière le fondement de connectivité ferroviaire peut être utilisé comme une arme d’exclusion et de sabotage géopolitique. Dans le même ordre d’idées, des travailleurs déploient d’autres formes de sabotage pour enrayer la violence politique. \u0026nbsp;À travers l’observation de pratiques de résistance historiques et actuelles, A State in a State explore le potentiel des chemins de fer à faire émerger une conscience infrastructurelle différente et une affinité transnationale durable entre les personnes qui vivent et travaillent autour d’eux.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCredits\u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA State in a State\u003c/i\u003e, Tekla Aslanishvili, 2022, 47min., Georgian, Russian and English Spoken\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eEnglish Subtitles   \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eThe film is developed in artistic-scientific collaboration with Dr. Evelina Gambino, Margaret Tyler Research Fellow in Geography at Girton College, University of Cambridge.  \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eResearch \u0026amp; Script: Tekla Aslanishvili / Evelina Gambino\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eMusic: Ani Zakareishvili / Nika Pasuri\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eCinematography: Nikoloz Tabukashvili / Tekla Aslanishvili\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eTypography: Dato Simonia\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eEditing: Tekla Aslanishvili\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eField recordings: Viktor Bone\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eSound mastering: Irakli Shonia\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eColour: Sally Shamas\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduced by\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eThe Han Nefkens Foundation, Barcelona\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the support of\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona; NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore; WIELS, Brussels; Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila and Art Jameel, Dubai. \u0026nbsp;Additional support: Berlin Senate for Culture and Europe\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[]}