Description
“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.
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Release Date2021
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Runtime0 hr 9 min
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Languagesq
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Rating4 (1)
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Genres
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DirectorZgjim Elshani
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CastGeg ZefiGjon KosteriKol MartiniNdue FushaGjon FikuSokol KodraNdue DedaKol ZefiGjelosh FushaPale ZefiPjeter ShytaniPrel TomaFile StrugaçiShkelzen PaliGezim GilajLindita GilajRaimonda SulajGjon DukGilajKujtim VarfiNue ShytaniFran KodraDeda Frani
