A poetic short documentary that revives the history of the Antifascist Front of Women and its literary activism in Kosovo. Village women read and re-interpret archival feminist texts aloud, connecting past struggles and publications with contemporary experiences of gender, visibility and cultural memory in rural Kosovo. The film interrogates representation and the “female gaze” while giving voice to women who carry this history into the present.
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.
This documentary shows high school students in the place where they poof their problems away, the place where they enjoy breaking the school rules.
“Six More Days of Bread” is a conceptual short film that revisits Albania’s centennial celebration in 2012, when a 500m² cake was placed in Skanderbeg Square, causing a surreal and chaotic public spectacle.
When people asked me about my trip to Tirana and the situation in Kosovo, I was drawn to explore more. Arriving in the city, I was intrigued by a Funeral Home and wanted to understand its significance and religious background. Tirana is home to three major religions living side by side, and I wanted to capture this coexistence. In my search for answers, I found that the feeling of loss is universal. Despite our differences, the shared experience of mourning connects us all, and this common thread is at the heart of my work.
Pirlo, a boy in the bloom of youth, wants a prostitute for his birthday. Unfortunately, Pristina is not the best place for these kind of things, since it is not a metropolis. Do not worry, Pirlo will save Pristina
In a crumbling Balkan home, The Attic offers a nostalgic farewell to forgotten treasures. This intimate documentary explores the memories hidden in dusty books, flickering TVs, and mysterious relics, revealing how ordinary objects quietly connect generations. With warmth, humor, and a touch of sadness, it shows that even forgotten places hold meaningful stories.
“Her” follows the life of Donjeta Krasinqi, a soldier in the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) in Prizren. The film tells the story of a strong woman navigating and thriving in a male dominated field.
When Erza, Erenik and Andi's ideas get rejected, they discuss how their films could play out through Betmeni, Ketwomeni and Ridlleri. Through humorous tones and playful settings, their film accomplishes to portray three very special narratives.
Trapped in a vicious cycle of personal disappointments and unfulfilled fantasies, a man-the head of a household-suddenly decides to give up everything: his job, responsibilities, and social life, to pursue a long-abandoned dream of becoming a boxer. Convinced that this is the way to reclaim control over his life and the respect he's lost, he embarks on a solitary and difficult journey toward a dream that no longer recognizes him.
The journey of a young man, trying to find himself.
Shpend has a dream that his mom is on deathbed, but she cannot pass away without seeing him first. Before they execute the deserters, the commander of garrison finds out the reasons behind Shpend’s desertion, and he is ready to offer him two additional days to go home to meet his mom, if Shpend gives him the word to return.
Five boys in Prishtina waste away their evenings away doing things only to fill up the space of time.
Ajshe is the same age as my grandmother. Ajshe’s story is nearly identical to the story of most women her age. In the past, the present and the future, one has many choices but when it comes to marriage, there can be only one.
A chronicle of the parallel school system in Kosovo during the 1990’s when Albanians were expelled from learning institutions by the occupying Serbs. The filmmaker Bukoshi interviews former students who vividly recall the extraordinary and often dangerous lengths they went to pursue a basic education.
Year 2005 Kosovo has been liberated 10 years ago by NATO forces under the leadership of USA. NATO forces now have complete control of the security situation in the country, but are not physically present in every town in Kosovo. Many Kosovars who have been waiting for liberation by NATO and the United States after the war are desperate when they realize that liberation bu itself will not solve all their problems, but can solve only the problem of security. There are those who are still waiting.
Consequences flowing from the consequences. Some women raped during the war in one village in Kosovo from Serbian army, cope with the consequences of rape, several years after the war. Lushe a woman raped during the war confessed for the newspaper about what happened during the Kosovo war. Village troubled by this news, it brings new consequences as e result of the phenomenon.
Dardana meets an interesting DJ in a party, and she spends the night with him. The next day she meets her friend that tells her that the DJ is infected with HIV. Her weeks and months pass and she finds out the truth when it’s late…
A pianist infected with HIV, falls in love with a young ballerina with whom he wants to have a serious relationship. They decide to spend the night together, but with the girl insisting to have non protected sexual relations the pianist has doubts about the right choice…
The film’s title “Are You Everybody?” was a common expression, and first greeting to fellow Kosovan people, when they saw each other for the first time after the war. It was a quick way of finding out whether there was anybody lost from their family. In June 1999 Lala Meredith-Vula (whose father is from Kosova) was invited by the British Red Cross to go in to Kosova shortly after the liberation and end of the NATO bombing. She witnessed the country torn and desolate gradually come back to life again. It is an artist’s deeply personal study about people surviving adversity and carrying on. The film shows the indomitability of the human spirit.
