Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1981. She first studied journalism and worked as a reporter for several years. In 2005, Salomé was awarded with a British Council scholarship to study documentary filmmaking at Royal Holloway, at University of London. Her first feature film, The Dazzling Light of Sunset (2016), was awarded at Visions du Reél and presented at many other film festivals. Taming the Garden is her second feature film.