Salomé Jashi was born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1981. She first studied journalism and worked as a reporter for several years. In 2005 she was awarded a British Council scholarship to study documentary filmmaking at Royal Holloway, University of London. Upon her return to Georgia,together with close friends Salomé founded production company Sakdoc Film to direct and produce documentaries of high artistic quality.
Salomé tutors internationally and lives between Berlin and Tbilisi.