Circe’s Dream
HD Video,
2025
Circe’s Dream is part of a larger body of work that reimagines the myth of Medea through the lens of her displacement from Colchis (modern-day Georgia). Drawing inspiration from the imagery of Medea’s transcendence, as depicted on Roman sarcophagi, the film offers a vision that moves beyond time and tragedy. This reimagining connects Medea’s Georgian roots to her exilic journey, but within this transcendence lies a profound sense of entrapment, both in Medea’s fate and in the structure of the film itself.
Shot largely in Ostia, on the fringes of the Immortal City, Circe’s Dream evokes Rome’s strange, otherworldly atmosphere—timeless yet under threat.
*Produced during her residency at the British School at Rome, the film is an excerpt from a larger feature-length work that Medoidze is developing.