Chai Docs

Chai Docs launched in 2025 within the visual storytelling platform Chai Khana. Its goal is to support creative documentary filmmaking in the South Caucasus.

For over a decade, Chai Khana has covered key events in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan from a unique perspective. While Chai Khana has worked across various mediums, documentary film has become its defining format, gradually shaping its identity. This led us to create Chai Docs — to further expand and enrich the documentary landscape. Through this initiative, we produce both short and feature-length documentaries, collaborate with filmmakers, and capture the evolving realities of the South Caucasus. Alongside production, Chai Docs also focuses on digital and festival distribution.

In an era overwhelmed by an endless stream of information—where the line between real and fake news is increasingly blurred—documentary film offers a rare opportunity to step back, reflect, and seek understanding.