TamtaGabrichidze’sdocumentary’TheTrader’claimsSundanceFilmFestivalawardFilmmakerTamtaGabrichidzehasbeenunveiledamongtheprize-winnersofSundanceFilmFestivalafterherdocumentaryTheTraderclaimedtheShortFilmJuryAwardattherenownedeventonTuesday.Theyoungdirector’sshort,whichwasselectedbycinemaplatformNetflixforglobaldistributionearlierthismonth,hadthreescreeningsatSundancestartinglastweek.ItwasannouncedamongwinningfilmsoftheSundanceShortsAwards,whilethefestivalissettocontinuerunningthroughSunday.TheTrader,alsoknownasSovdagari,followsitsprincipalprotagonistGela,traversingtheGeorgiancountrysidelookingtosellsecond-handclothingandeverydayitemsfromthebackofhisminibus.Geladoeshistradinginvillagesandtownswherepotatoes,notmoney,isthemaincurrencyofexchange.Youngandoldpeerintohistruck,theireyeslightingupatthesightofmodernconvenienceslikespongesandlintbrushes.It’sariddlethatpitsruralvalueagainsturbanvaluation,dirtversusgold”,saidapreviewoftheshortbyNetflix.ProducedbyIliaTavberidze,thedocumentarywaspickedforSundance’s2018shortsprogramthathighlightedwomenfilmmakers.Thefestival’sawardisthesecondhighlightforTheTraderaftertheBestShortDocumentaryAwardofthe2017HotDocsCanadianInternationalDocumentaryFestival,whereitpremiered.ItisthefifthworkforGabrichidze,whohasdirectedshortanddocumentaryfilmsstartingwithMs.Naturein2009.