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The Georgian Democracy Initiative  is asking for help to make the case to the west about the reality of life under Saakashvili's regime, where the interior minister has been accused of letting a “death squad” operate out of his department, the defence minister is branded a “criminal” and where the President only holds office after an election that was condemned by international monitors.

They are looking for partners to help with the screening of the documentary “AT THE TOP OF MY VOICE".

The film centres on Irakli Kakabadze and Anna Dolidze. Irakli and Anna talk about the film exclusively for the Georgian International Media Centre below.

You can help with screenings of this vitally important documentary by offering facilities or sponsorship. To contact the Georgian Democracy Initiative please use the form here.

Genco Film Company and Parvati Productions
present

AT THE TOP OF MY VOICE
 
Set against the backdrop of the 2007 crackdown on democracy in South Caucasian country of Georgia, the film follows the path of two activist professionals as they return to their native country to shine a light on the violence against the population and the corruption of President Saakashvili's regime and take part in monitoring his controversial re-election in January, 2008.

"The film shows the picture of the society that is being constantly terrorised by a Saakashvili regime operating what the country's human rights ombudsman has called 'death squads' run by a security appartus under the control of the Akhalaia Brothers and Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili.

"The film also tells us the story of widespread election fraud conducted by the Georgian authorities against the opposition candidate, Levan Gachechiladze in January 2008's presidential election.

"We see the story of the crackdown on Georgia's independent TV Station 'Imedi' by the uniformed police force together with civilian-dressed but masked members of Data Akhalaia's goons – the direct descendants of the KGB and equally beyond the law.

"Shot in cinema verite style in Tbilisi in 2007 and 2008 Larry Kamerman's documentary shows election fraud and violence against opposition members. It has direct pictures of physical and psychological abuse of opposition activists as well as the footage of election fraud in operation during the 2008 election.

"At the Top of my Voice is the name of one of the last poems of famous Russian Futurist Writer Vladimir Mayakovski, voicing his deep frustration with the Bolshevik Revolution.

"The film features the well-known exiled Georgian poet Zurab Rtveliashvili, one of the leading Georgian rock stars Salome Korkotashvili and many others. The well-known Georgian composer Gogi Dzodzuashvili has worked as a music consultant on the film.

"This is a must see film to see the real picture of Saakashvili regime.

"The film is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the death squads, Sandro Girgvliani, Buta Robakidze and many others."

Irakli Kakabadze is a well known writer and civil rights activist in Georgia.  He is the author of "Candidate Jokola" and "Postindustrial Boys", who was imprisoned as a prisoner of conscience in 2006.

Anna Dolidze is a human rights lawyer, who has been a chairwoman of Georgian Young Lawyers Association.  She has been an international law scholar at Columbia University, New York University and Cornell University.
 
LARRY KAMERMAN is the director/cinematographer and a producer of "At the top of my voice".

Larry Kamerman is a filmmaker and the president of Genco Films. Kamerman has produced, shot, and/or directed theatrical motion pictures (The Daytrippers, A Day Off); short films (Abhidya, It Goes On); documentaries (Dislocation, Aris, Night in NY) and a television series for The Independent Film Channel (With the Filmmaker). Kamerman has worked with such renowned filmmakers as Albert Maysles, Martin Scorsese, Steven Soderbergh, Wes Anderson, Jane Campion and Jim Jarmusch.

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