One of Us

One of Us 2022

6.00

A former volunteer in the Kosovo war returns to Albania to pursue a career in the police force. In the country's chaotic and corrupt capital city, Tirana, the ex-soldier turned cop and ends up solving the crime he committed.

2022

Festë e madhe

Festë e madhe 1973

1

The documentary shows the tour of performances throughout Albania by the national folk song and dance ensemble.

1973

The River That Never Dies

The River That Never Dies 1989

4.60

During WW2 partisans try to hide from their enemies, while old villagers mourn the deceased of the war.

1989

Crow Funeral

Crow Funeral 1970

1

A hybrid experimental documentary that explores the act of observation as both process and philosophy. The film unfolds through five interlinked "dimensions": language, image, space, time, and feeling.

1970

Donkeys of the Border

Donkeys of the Border 2009

1

Set in an area between the Yugoslavia and Albanian border in the year 1968, an idealist teacher wants to cross the border to Albania, where he believes he will find a state of ideal communism.

2009

Three Cloaked Men

Three Cloaked Men 1985

1

Three cloaked partisans are carrying out their duty in the harsh winter. During the way, they are disovered by the Germans.. The shepherd, Xhemo use a brave trick to save them, thus risking his life.

1985

My Grandfather: A Desk for Each Pupil

My Grandfather: A Desk for Each Pupil 2023

1

In the 90s, when the Serbian government forcibly removed students for opposing the curriculum, my grandfather and volunteers built new desks, ensuring education in Kosovo.

2023

Ana's Day

Ana's Day 2020

1

Several weeks before her wedding, Anna is diagnosed with cancer. Her fiancé John faces a dilemma – whether to tell Ana the truth about her illness or go ahead with the plans for their wedding...

2020

To Want, To Need, To Love

To Want, To Need, To Love 2018

5.00

Three young people visit three cities over three months as part of an ambitious and transformative art project that creates musical and performance pieces.

2018

Kinoreportazh Nr. 1

Kinoreportazh Nr. 1 1959

1

This newsreel presents the one and only visit to Albania by Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. But behind the bear hugs and airport kisses, Enver Hoxha bristled at Khrushchev’s suggestion that the Albanian leader attempt reforms and back off from the demigod status accorded to the Russian dictator Joseph Stalin. Within a year, Albania would create shock waves in the communist universe after Hoxha denounced Khrushchev at a 1960 Moscow party congress.

1959

Bear Hug

Bear Hug 2025

1

The film is about Agu, a bear sanctuary guardian who sees his world overturned the night he visits his girlfriend. Lost and without a way out, he finds a resurgence of life when Tina, a young charming woman with many dreams, magically appears in the neighboring apartment.

2025

Growing Up in Streets

Growing Up in Streets 2006

1

A realistic history of the children growing up on the streets of Kosovo and doing hard work in order to survive. The story revers the likes of Besarta, Drenusha, Kosovare and Fitim, who, having no choice, work under dangerous circumstances until the late hours.

2006

Ethnophobia

Ethnophobia 2015

1

The different skin colours of the multicoloured creatures cause their peaceful coexistence to gradually collapse under the weight of discrimination and jealousy – despite the fact that their similarities far outweigh their differences.

2015

Eternity

Eternity 1973

1

Can heartbeats be “reactionary”? Yes, if they are the only sonic element on a montage-heavy documentary about the war dead. Made just before Enver Hoxha’s cultural purges in 1974, Dhimitër Anagnosti’s formalist, wonderfully edited affair will finally premiere in a restored version after its completion forty-two years ago.

1973

Vendetta - Obliged to kill

Vendetta - Obliged to kill 1996

1

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

The Last Hunt

The Last Hunt 1970

1

A movie that talks about the Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha, that meets a local villager.

1970

New Mornings

New Mornings 1980

1

First days after the liberation... Agron and Nora, two young partisans are charged with important tasks in a coastal town. They are soon getting married but Nora suffers from glaucoma. The doctor who cures her, Epaminonda, does not help her to overcome the illness because Nora is the representative of the people s power.

1980