The read
It runs a compact 9m.
Synopsis
“Gjama” is a rarely practiced mourning ritual that was performed by Albanian men throughout the centuries. By shouting specific phrases and acting out a strict choreography, it is a way of paying respect to the deceased but also overcoming grief and pain over the loss of a loved one. Through the documentation of the re-enactment of the ritual, Zgjim Elshani seeks to recover fragments of the practice in the communities where this form of collective grieving is still a way of overcoming loss. By doing so, the project intends to rethink collective grieving and what it means to publicly display emotions in a male-headed society.
Ratings
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Key crew
- Zgjim ElshaniDirector
Cast
- Geg ZefiThemself
- Gjon KosteriThemself
- Kol MartiniThemself
- Ndue FushaThemself
- Gjon FikuThemself
- Sokol KodraThemself
- Ndue DedaThemself
- Kol ZefiThemself
- Gjelosh FushaThemself
- Pale ZefiThemself
- Pjeter ShytaniThemself
- Prel TomaThemself
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Themes
albaniashort filmmourning ritual