We've Got Hollywood Covered Why ‘Beginning’ Director Filmed Sexual Assault Scene Quietly, From a Distance TheWrap magazine: “Everyone can feel the terror of this moment, and I thought as a director I don’t need to emphasize anything,” says director Dea Kulumbegashvili By Steve Pond | January 22, 2021 @ 1:56 PM A version of this story about “Beginning” first appeared in the International Film Issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. First-time director Dea Kulumbegashvili began her film career making short films at the New School and Columbia University in New York City, but for her first feature, she returned to the small town in Georgia (the country, not the state) where she grew up. The film, “Beginning,” is set in a rural community at the feet of the Caucasus Mountains, and follows a former actress who gave up her career to be with her Jehovah’s Witness husband.