FOCUS KOSOVA | PROGRAMI I PARË
NË MES
Director: SAMIR KARAHODA
SYNOPSIS
Brothers and sons who live abroad build identical houses to express the equality and unity in family. An empathetic portrait of the families that, by economic necessity, need to live much of their lives separated and in cultures not their own.
PA VEND
Director: Samir Karahoda
SYNOPSIS
In post-war Kosovo, driven by the ambition of keeping their beloved sport alive, two local players wander from one obscure location to another carrying with them the only possession of the club: their tables.
FOUR PILLS AT NIGHT
Director: Leart Rama
SYNOPSIS
With a film to shoot in the near future, a director develops more than a professional bond with his actor. When they go together on a rave, things take an unexpected turn. Delusion or truth, the two end up with no answers.
VOZITËSI
Director: Valter Lucaj
SYNOPSIS
The driver of two human traffickers ends up unknowingly helping his clients drive his kidnapped daughter outside the country.
KUR MBAROI, VDEKJA AS QE NA MBYLLI SYTË
Director: Doruntina Kastrati
SYNOPSIS
When it left, death didn’t even close our eyes centers on the testimonies of laborers working in Kosovo’s construction industry. They attest to how this precarious and unregulated labor market has serious human costs to those that have to seek its employment. Speaking of how they are expected to work hours—from 12, 13, 15, even up to 24 hours—and in conditions far beyond prescribed regulations or normal human expectations. One of the primary consequences is a high rate of injury, which then precludes future work in the industry—some workers even admit that they would rather face death than lose the ability to earn a living.
MARDHE
Director: Flaka Kokolli
SYNOPSIS
Beti, a woman in her late forties, together with her family, is deported by Serbian security forces from her home in the capital of Kosovo to the border village of Bllacë. With war breaking out in 1999, her story of survival is stitched together as the world she knew disintegrates. The seemingly endless cycle of cruelty Beti endures on her journey to a safe haven becomes a collective story of survival.
DOKUFEST IN THREE ACTS
Shtojzovalle
Directors: Flutura Balaj| 12′
SYNOPSIS
Shtojzovalle: magical Creatures of the Albanian mythology that posses supernatural powers and extraordinary beauty. Often found in the woods singing and dancing, the Shtojzovalle are finally captured by the eyes of humans. After centuries of living around us, they invite us into their mystical realities. By letting us meet their superpowers, their beautiful world and desire for music, these Shtojzovalle help us reflect on the missed opportunities we’ve had to see and appreciate any Shtojzovalle in real life.
Pa përkufizim
Directors:Era Skivjani | 6′
SYNOPSIS
Stories of some characters about prejudices and discrimination in our society.
Laetitia
Directors:Laureta Paçarizi | 9′
SYNOPSIS
Laetitia is a French woman who loves everything about life. She lives in Prizren, Kosova with her Kosovar husband and their two children. When she is 41, she becomes terminally ill, and knows that she is going to die in a short time. From this moment, her strength, love, and faith start to grow in an amazing way.
I am not just a…
Directors:Sonja Azizaj | 6′
SYNOPSIS
Exploring how is it to live in a mind of a woman through a short documentary film. Aleksandra is an example of a modern woman, who lives in an urban Albanian society of 21st century by wearing and reflecting her entire complexity. A short walk through the female universe and what is revealed under the word woman as an object.
In Rainbows
Directors: Vlera Azizi | 7′
SYNOPSIS
In Rainbows is a short documentary that focuses on drag queens living in Kosovo and the struggle against intolerance set in a capital city. We follow two famous queens on their quest to embrace their flamboyant personality all the while getting ready for their next performance. Also touching on issues of homophobia and socioeconomic backgrounds, the documentary features conversations between renowned drag queens Agatha Bones and Diva.
Man
Director:Dafina Daka | 12′
SYNOPSIS
The concept of this documentary is to raise awareness towards toxic masculinity, which affects a lot of young men in Kosovo and most of the time leads to emotional consequences such as depression, aggression, low self-esteem, demotivation, confusion in decision making especially in career choosing.
Without Brother
Directors: Alba Demiri, Genta Sefa | 9′
SYNOPSIS
Four women, one story. Told throughout Kosovo. The burden of being a girl, in families without boys. Full of anxiety, prejudice and courage. Pa vlla! A film overcoming gender stereotype!
Smoke
Directors:Gorana Jovanovic | 9′
SYNOPSIS
A house burned down sixteen years ago, yet the smoke remains.
Flutter
Directors: Norika Sefa | 10′
SYNOPSIS
Flutter visits a town hidden behind stone walls. Over time, the regular movements of nature through the town create a new teasing rhythm against its stillness.
Naser
Directors: Biljana Dulovic, Mateja Raickovic, Yllka Haxhikadrija | 6′
SYNOPSIS
The fisherman’s routine uncover the hidden parts of this woek and many of its struggles.
The Spring In Summer
Directors: Mila Radonjikj, Vanja Ristic, Edin Alija | 8′
SYNOPSIS
This short documentary film captures the moments when we use the water fountain. It is a poetic and allegorical story about people, differences, connections, similarities. We all stop by the water fountain, even just for a moment, no matter where we come from or where we go. This is a story about all of us young, old, happy or sad, angry or delighted, or just being thirsty. This is a story about the little moments of magic that happen there, at thefountain.
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