Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, acclaimed director Dea Kulumbegashvili returns with her latest boundary pushing work, April.

Skilled obstetrician Nina is accused of malpractice when a baby dies during delivery. The ensuing investigation threatens to expose Nina’s illegal sideline: offering abortions to local women. Nina remains fiercely committed to her patients, but she must walk a razor’s edge in order to survive as a pariah in a world which desperately needs her.

Set against the backdrop of the starkly beautiful Georgian countryside, Kulumbegashvili’s prescient sophomore employs a mesmerizing visual and sonic language to create an immersive experience about the resilience of the human will.

Alongside April, the JBFC is excited to present repertory screenings of filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili’s remarkable debut feature: Beginning.