Drums of Resistance

Drums of Resistance 2016

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When ex-Yugoslavia began to fall apart, the Serbian regime banned Kosovar Albanians from participating in public life. Albanian employees across public institutions were fired. Albanian media outlets were closed down. Many elementary and high schools were closed to Albanian students and the entire university system was shut down. During the 1990's in Kosovo, teaching resumed in private apartments, houses and basements stores. This documentary shows how a parallel society and reality was organized. It shows how segregation and apartheid became the norm. Besa Luci and Mathieu Jouffre wrote the script for this challenging film together. In it people are in a relaxed atmosphere: eating, drinking, chatting and revisiting vividly one of the most exciting as well as tragic periods in the history of Kosovo.

2016

Vendetta - Obliged to kill

Vendetta - Obliged to kill 1996

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A dramatic depiction of honor, family feuds and thousand-year-old traditions. In Albania, the tradition of avenging an injustice according to the motto "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" still lives on. This has led to people being trapped in their homes for fear of being murdered due to a family feud.

1996

Edhe Keshtu Edhe Ashtu

Edhe Keshtu Edhe Ashtu 1989

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Theoretician Apostol Sacco writes articles and gives lectures on free love of youth at a time when a major conflict going on in his family.Conflict resolved through sitcom.

1989

The Station

The Station 2017

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Lake Fierza, high mountains on both sides and a small boat that breaks the silence of this small part of the world. Some movements can be seen. From a distance, the boat looks at people coming down from the top of the mountains and patiently waiting for the only transport that connects them with the rest of the world, almost unknown to them.

2017

One of Them

One of Them 2014

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Destiny in a postman's bag. The postman is about to start the most important mission of his life. After reaching to an unusual dwelling, he searches for the four fingered person to deliver an errand. His fate and the past of other inhabitants lie in his bag.

2014

Give Me the Colours

Give Me the Colours 2003

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Sala didn’t paint the Tirana facades in Dammi i Colori (Give Me the Colors), in his current show. Others did, as part of an ongoing project initiated by Edi Rama, the city’s mayor and a former artist.

2003

Character

Character 1970

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Vlora, an acting student, is chosen for the lead role in Sophocles’ play Antigona. The premiere receives significant attention, but less for Vlora’s portrayal of her character as for her undressing on stage. Vlora’s father is ashamed and forbids her from continuing with the play. Living in a conservative society the only person who supports Vlora is her younger brother. Vlora finds herself caught between her career and her family, and as she fights to defend her acting role, she learns she is fighting for her future.

1970

Old Men's Last Stand

Old Men's Last Stand 2015

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The story begins with a shot of an old craftsman with his back to the camera. Not by chance. He, as well as two other craftsmen who work with wood, has life turned its back on them. After many years of successful sell of their products, today, in the modern way of life, their survival is threatened.

2015

Transformation

Transformation 2025

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On the way to the city, where he is the city itself, Piti, although he resists, is encouraged into a process of change, where he is introduced to a rejected version of himself, in order to return whole.

2025

Përtej Horizonteve

Përtej Horizonteve 2025

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When his car breaks down in a desolate rural area, Noir, an emotionally lost actor, accidentally meets Anna, an enigmatic girl who walks through the landscape as if he doesn't exist. Following her, he is drawn into a strange and poetic journey, where Anna's pauses and the landscape awaken hazy memories of a lost love. As reality and memory intertwine, Anna leads Noir to an old cemetery, where he discovers that she is long dead. Confronting her grave becomes his moment of awakening, realizing that the journey was a spur to accept the pain and restore meaning to his life.

2025

Kadare

Kadare 2010

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A film about one of the most famous Albanian writers, Ismail Kadare. "Literature is born and develops in every time, in every regime, regardless of its sharpness." Kadare's life path is depicted, from his native Gjirokastra to the streets of Paris, where he lives today.

2010

Women of Liberty

Women of Liberty 2023

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Women of Liberty is a testimony and a chronology of war, resistance and great sacrifice of Kosovo women as a crucial part of Albanians’ movement for freedom and independence.

2023

THE ENCHANTRESS

THE ENCHANTRESS 2023

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When real life and spirituality meet it creates a magical reality, just like this documentary. See through the eyes of spiritual beings, in a world where you can use magic for the greater good. A film for the positive power of magic, showing you magic does not have to be evil.

2023

How Life Used to Be

How Life Used to Be 2025

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Fahrije, an elderly Albanian woman in Kosovo, shares her life story through a conversation with her granddaughter, the director. She recalls her childhood, the abrupt end of her schooling, and her arranged marriage.

2025

Between Us

Between Us 2025

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A young artist and her mother share a candid conversation in their studio, a space where art, memories and unspoken emotions come to life. Through their dialogue, they explore the bond that unites them, the peace they find in creativity and the moments that shape them.

2025

Shining Darkness

Shining Darkness 2016

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Berisha family from Prizren, Republic of Kosovo are the heroes of this documentary film. They are six members, Nebi – the father, Zelije – the mother and four children, Valbona, Valon, Valmira and Diellza. Besides Valbona, the other children of this family from the age of 7-8, have completely lost their sight due to a disease that causes the extinction of the eye stem cell.

2016

It’s not all about the movie

It’s not all about the movie 2015

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A film that remained unfilmed because the patient lying in the department of Hematology in CUCK affected from Leukemia gave up. A conversation about this film between a tutor in a Film School and a student.

2015