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I really enjoy these sets!

As a Georgian, I'm so proud of this movie <3 it was gamechanging <3

nice way of presenting it.

Wow 4 years ago 😮time is so fast friend

Would've been a lot simpler and easier to just book a Flixbus direct from Thessaloniki to Sofia, which would've saved you a LOT of hassle and would probably cost less than how much you paid for the taxi that little bit at the border.

Regarding travel in your own country of residence with Interrail Global, the restriction is a bit more flexible than you think. The two inbound/outbound days can be used for any travel day, not necessarily the first and last days only. Also, you can use the whole day until midnight to travel out of or back to your home country, so you don't necessarily have to take the fastest route out or back. Thus, given you live in Germany, if you decide to use an inbound/outbound day (which the app automatically does when you decide to activate a journey involving your country of residence), even if you start outside, then you can take as many journeys as you want through Germany within that day, as long as you travel back out to a different country before the end of the day. For example, if you start the day in Paris and want to end in Vienna, you can travel through Germany if you have an inbound/outbound day available to make this journey. Just be aware that you'll use up the other inbound/outbound day if you wish to travel out of Germany a different day after staying overnight at home.

i was going to get a bunch of friends together to go see a screening of this that was scheduled around here literally and then covid hit. and that social circle was gone and never really recovered. i'm more back on my own. but georgian art, the intensity of it and the vitality of the dancing drew me to it. it's also cool that it had a theme for marginalized lgbtq peoples also

At the time the film premiered I was in Georgia for an exchange (beautiful country by the way, it was lovely to be there. Thank you to all the Georgians I was allowed to meet, you are wonderful) and lived just next to one of the larger cinemas. Walking to and from school as a questioning teen was terrifying. I had to go through a mob of people that would most likely have attacked me if I showed myself as queer. In the street I lived in you could see the marks left by people having gotten into fights in the night. The feeling is one that can't be explained until you've been there. I am so sorry for all the Georgian LGBTQ+ people, hopefully things will change. Until then, stay strong

Watch out for those weird kebab gangs. All over the Wicklow mountains now...

Which month have you been hiking it? ;)

that how peace looks like

Your video is beautifully done, and I thank you for it. I am not much of a movie goer, but just read a review of Crossing and in looking for more info about the director it lead me to you. I am a 72 year old American mother of a lesbian, always interested in the concerns of the LGBT+ community. I had occasion to host a woman from Georgia via couchsurfing some years back, which I must confess was when I first learned of the existence of that country. I might just have to see both Crossing and And Then We Danced (which is reminiscent of a book by Philadelphia gay icon Mark Segal entitled And Then I Danced, about his experience as a gay rights pioneer). Thanks again !

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this is stunning

I was screaming while watching you drinking that tea.

love the video, also whats the kodak remix, that goes hard

The hybrid of Georgian dance and vogue at the end is INSANE. As someone who's done and seen countless styles of European folk dance, Georgian remains easily the most masculine and patriarchal in my opinion. To cross that over with an inherently feminine, queer, even specifically transgender style with such beautiful choreography made me cry harder than any other part of the film. It's profound

Hello everyone I am a transmasculine person from Russia. I watched this movie for the first time a year ago with my Georgian friend. She's a lesbian, and we were going through dark times during that period. Even then, queer laws were being passed in Russia and we understood that we needed to leave urgently. We were planning to move to Georgia at that time. It still seemed like a good solution at the time. We watched the movie in the original, a friend translated it all for me. We were inspired by the fact that despite the queer phobia in the society that the film speaks about, there was also a place to show that the community somehow leads its life. We really hoped that it was possible to live more freely and safely in Georgia than in Russia. We saved money, my friend taught me the language.But all our plans collapsed when the Georgian parliament passed queer laws similar to those previously adopted in Russia. Now we have no way out. We both live in constant fear and with a sense of hopelessness.

This video is great! Your storytelling was engaging and I really appreciated how you covered so many interesting topics in a such refreshing and not obvious way The editing was also great Keep up with your work!

i go back to this mix all the time, one of the best. please don't stop making these, I want more!!!!

Wow, thank you so much for this video essay. So well said; you are an intelligent and good person. So important this information is shared.

Awesome video and good advice too. I was trying to recognise the accent the whole way through. It's like a little Australian, but I reckon you're from the UK, do I have that right?

Hi this is Mara who was in Paris with you. I want to invite you to my wedding in August , my real name is Lee seung hun

This was really fantastic and insightful! I'm not sure why UA-cam recommended it to me but I'm glad it did. I hadn't known about the political and social ramifications for Russia but this makes so much sense. I hope that films like this (which I've watched and loved) will help people to see and understand that LGTBQ+ people are just the same as they are. Thank you so much for making this!

this looks sooo fun! i really want to study there someday

Hi Ben, Just watched the 1st & 2nd videos in this series and have to say they are perfect for explaining & breaking down travelling Europe on Interrail. So many videos don't break down or cover pros & cons and those that do sometimes made it so confusing it made me want to switch off!! Thank you for such a clear, informative video😊

Thank you for such a deep essay and a thorough analysis of the topic with the factual info like article links. This movie inspired me to start taking Georgian dance classes even though before watching it I had a superstition that this dance style is stiff and not prone to any type of freshness and change. As a person who currently lives in Russia and sees all that biased anti-lgbt rhetorics it is a relief to hear the part about them choosing an lgbt community to be a scapegoat to distract the public eye from other types of atrocities they are doing. Such a relief that there are other people who see that manipulation. Your video combined three of my favourite things - Georgian dance and culture, support of human rights and good journalism and got me smiling all 19 minutes 😁 Thank you!

Great video thankyou. I'm debating doing this myself in the summer. How did you get back to were you started or were you met by someone. This may be an issue for me. Cheers

A movie that's 10 times better than the overrated Call Me By Your Name.

Good Morning thank you for your review and posting this on The UA-cam platform. I host a LGBTQA Movie night once a month in Amsterdam. showcasing films that are not on Netflix and bringing new audiences together. Done this for a few years now. Recently showed this sparked a similar debate like your video essay . This week we show it again as interest was SKY HIGH it’s 2024. Five years later and still a talking point.

I would like to congratulate you on putting together a very well-done piece of journalism. So many videos I see on UA-cam are narrated by people speaking in robotic monotone with (proper, but unnatural) over-enunciated speech and nothing to lend credence to or confidence in the source of the facts being cited. Not to say these videos are any less legitimate than yours, but I found it extremely refreshing to see a video where 1) the narration was done in a natural speaking voice, and 2) your sources were well-documented, telling me that you had done your research and weren't just parroting things said in other videos or presenting your opinions as facts. It is very rare for me to give a video a thumbs up, but you definitely deserve one for this. I haven't seen any of your other videos, yet. However, I'm looking forward to viewing more of your work, confident that they are as well done as this one. I hope you continue to put out quality content like this. In my opinion, this sets an admirable example of what this type of content should aspire to. If I could offer one suggestion, it would be to minimize cuts/edits, as (and this may be just me) I find it distracting when I'm watching someone speak, and their face suddenly 'glitches' into another position or location. Although I will say that the editing was done in such a manner that the narration did not suffer any because of those edits.

Stunning, love to see it

i miss these sweet days.

your music video is something! keep it up!

Wasn't expecting a video, it's been so long! Nice surprise 😃

Skam doing irreversible damage to every queer kid's brain I see

Thank you for the video essay! I'm Russian, and I'm studying in the US after spending 2 years of high school in East Africa. Growing up and seeing the unfolding invasion from within the country and then observing from the outside, together with getting more understanding of what is going on, made me more and more worried about my queer friends who stay in Russia. I knew stuff about Russian-Georgian relationship, and I think this video explains it in a way that can be understood by many people who don't know it in detail. Awful things going on, indeed. One day, one day... Thank you very much again! P.S. LOVED the movie

But underlying all of this, what role did religious dogma play in the homophobic attitudes? I suspect, that like in the United States it has a huge role.

Thank you so much for this video! As a Georgian member of the LGBT community, I can confirm that you have mentioned and explained the problems we have here very well.The mentioning of Ru**ian influence was one of the most important parts. Keep it up, this video deserves more views.

What an amazing video. Insane editing, I can tell the time you put into this. Viele danke freund!

Спасибо тебе за это видео. Это чудесно. Thank you for the video. It’s astonishing

Hey can i talk to you about this more (and about life in general? thanks :)) in your dms? If you have any ways of being contacted? Cheers.

Thank you for this great video...well edited etc, We are a coupld of old vegan hikers from Canada hoping to visit our family in Ireland soon and hike part of this trail. Hope your blisters healed up nicely. Cheers

This breaks my heart, I fear that soon my beautiful country will dissappear, our culture, our art, our language, it will become Russian adjacent. I feel so powerless sometimes. Films like this matter, representation matters.

And Then We Danced is my favourite movie. I always try to get other people to watch it, for its gorgeous scenery and beautiful pirtrayal of a young gay man who's just trying to live his life to the fullest. I also adore dancing, and seeing one focused on Georgian traditional dancing? I got hooked. The themes of difficult familial relationships, fighting to get out of poverty, and tradition vs progression were all dealt with respectfully and beautifully. ATWD is a political movie, but done in a tasteful way that also cares about its artistry more than making a statement. It does both and I will always be amazed. And in this video essay you showed that perfectly. It's clear that you've done extensive research, and you explained the context logically and eloquently. It's an amazing video :)

Watched the movie for the first time last night.Amazing in all respects but the dvd had no in depth 'extras' to enhance the real situation and struggles of LGBTQ in Georgia .Finding this concise well presented vjdeo essay enhanced the viewing experience ,makes me want to revisit it and find out more .It should so much have been snapped up by the film company to add to the worldwide dvd release as a companion piece.Well done everyone involved and look forward to viewing further essays.After stepping away from Pride in Brighton UK this year as it has become no more than a jolly for many young gays who have little time and understanding of real persecution and the violent depths that homophobia can sink to and still exists .I'm all for a party but it is only possible when an individual can have belief and PRIDE in themself,STAND ALONE FROM THE CROWD have and give respect Religion and politics are only there to promote control and fear in the herd..To much said watch the film ...Beauty,Love Dance and have Belief ....................

This movie is gold. Especially the ending scene, so powerful

Such a poignant essay on the difficulty of sexuality as someone who has asked many questions I found going with who you dream about in intimacy is a much safer guide to your sexuality be it man or woman. I think it's easier to accommodate your sexuality rather than fit it into your lifestyle. If you dream about both you are f@cked 😂😂 joking aside really poignant work.

yet, muscovite queers support muscovite fascism and imperialism. also, dožd support muscovite imperialism, holds fundraisers for muscovite terrorists, platforms nazies, etc.

So refreshing, I genuinely love how you approached the topic! Your research and insight into the general context of the movie are incredible. I shall be on the lookout for more of your videos!