A Pause, A Rose, Something on Paper

Gerta Xhaferaj

This selection of films is from the collaboration with Ekrani i Artit, a festival dedicated to experimental cinema, video art, contemporary visual culture, and collective encounters through moving images in Albania since 2017. Over the years, Ekrani i Artit has brought together international and Albanian cinema through hundreds of screenings, exhibitions, talks, performances, concerts, and workshops, transforming Shkodër into a vibrant meeting point for contemporary artistic practices. This year, the festival has announced a non-competing category dedicated to young Albanian filmmakers and artists, of which will be available to view online on Shasha throughout June. ‘A Pause, a Rose, Something on Paper’ employs a video material taken by the artist in her childhood, documenting various family celebrations from 1998 to 2010. Her project revisits Albania’s transition from communism to democracy through childhood video footage and archival research examining themes of memory, censorship, and identity.

Country: Albania
Time: 4
Year: 2024