Once a year, a village in southern Georgia stages a festival attracting thousands from across the region, and beyond.

Every August since 2014 the One Caucasus Festival, or “a festival of the next generation” in the organizers’ intention, brings to the 250 families in Tserakvi, in the municipality of Marneuli, a peaceful invasion of concerts, film screenings, workshops, and art to shape an event like no other in the region.

In the organizers’ intention, One Caucasus is not only a music event, rather a feast of friendship and cultural diversity - essentially a cross-border project aiming to create a peaceful environment for young people living in a region which has long suffered from a cycle of conflict, tensions, and hostility.