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New Canaanites’ Film ‘From Life To Life’ To Run Jan. 10 to 12 at Playhouse [Q&A]
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The film “From Life to Life,” written, directed and starring New Canaan resident Beka Sikharulidze, and produced by him and his wife, Maia Gusharashvili, will be screened at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at The Playhouse on Elm Street (tickets here). Natives of the nation of Georgia in eastern Europe, the couple moved to New Canaan three years ago with their two sons. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A with Sikharulidze himself.
We sat down with Sikharulidze and Gusharashvili at Le Pain Quotidien on Monday afternoon to talk about their background in film, how they came to New Canaan and what it means to them to screen “From Life to Life” in their beloved new hometown of New Canaan. Here’s a transcription of our interview.
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New Canaanite: Before we get into the film itself, give us some background about you. Give me your filmmaking background and tell us about how you ended up in New Canaan.
Beka Sikharulidze: So for me, I was an actor.