Albania Movies

"Gjuha e re" is an attempt to capture the communicative exclusion experienced by an Albanian immigrant in Greece. It is minutes of anger towards the...

In the summer of 1987, Tonin Gjini swam from Albania to Yugoslavia, in search of freedom. Three decades later, he revisits the locations and...

In 80s Albania, the head of a village is very near retirement. He has many accomplishments but feels somewhat spiritually "bureaucratized" so wants...

Film about enemy agents trying to infiltrate the Albanian military.

Martin is a curious boy, but because of his personality, he often has misunderstandings with his parents, siblings, and teachers.

This shocking debut film engages from the crazy opening scene: a maze of masks, despair, disgrace, and colours. Decoding all clever meanings in this...

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

The story of Viktor Stratoberdha (1921-1991) mirrors many of Albania’s tragedies. Stradoberdha’s humorous, buoyant style led him to be...

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...

Albanian American artist Elena Dorfman’s debut experimental feature film. A visual symphony in three thematically distinct movements, the film...

Short film about an older man that's out and talking to people.

A docu-fiction film that follows water from Mount Dajti into Tirana’s river, tracing how extraction, urban futures and buried histories shape...

Up until the mid-90s if you were openly gay in Albania, you would be sent to prison. Many homosexuals still face bigotry and violence, even in their...

War film written and directed by Rikard Ljarja.

The adventures of an Albanian who landed in America.

In the north of communist Albania, in an isolated mountain village, the life of a family will change forever. Patriarchal norms and traditions have...

“Six More Days of Bread” is a conceptual short film that revisits Albania’s centennial celebration in 2012, when a 500m² cake...

Nëna is an observational documentary on the daily routine of a 75 years old woman, who lives in a small rural village in Albania with her...