FILM
Try Not to Hit Animals in Georgia Challenge.. (Impossible)
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
This short riding film follows a motorcycle journey through Georgia, in the Caucasus Mountains. Its focus is the challenge of sharing the road with animals, whose presence makes careful attention part of the ride.
About this film
Set in Georgia, a country in the Caucasus and part of the former Soviet Union, the film presents a distinctly road-level view of travel there. Animals are described as occupying the streets in numbers, with little regard for other road users. For a motorcyclist, that changes the ordinary demands of riding: watching the road also means looking out for large animals and allowing for the risk of a collision. The six-minute film is built around this encounter between motorcycle travel and animal-filled roads, rather than a general account of Georgia’s sights or history.
The journey
The riding takes place in Georgia’s mountainous Caucasus region. The country lies between Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan, placing the journey in a part of the world where Eastern Europe meets the Caucasus. The account keeps its attention on the road and the animals encountered there. Their numbers make it necessary to stay alert, since a direct impact with a large animal could have serious consequences for a rider. The film’s central travel subject is therefore both geographical and practical: riding through Georgia while negotiating roads shared with animals. It sits alongside the creator’s other riding material from Georgia and neighbouring parts of the Caucasus, including Armenia and eastern Turkey.
What to expect
- A compact motorcycle-travel episode set in Georgia.
- Mountainous Caucasus scenery as the journey’s setting.
- A road-level look at the attention required around large animals.
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