Beyond The River

Sabir Kanaqi
Albania
2012
Duration: 20' 00
(Albanian with English subtitles)
Friday, May 10, 2013
7:00 pm
@MAI
An old man lives for a long time alone, near the river with a destroyed old footbridge. One day his son comes from abroad to visit him. The longing and impossibility to meet his son, lead him to face a dream.
Sabir Kanaqi is a young film director from Montenegro, he attended the Academy of Film & Multimedia Marubi in Albania. During his studies he made several short documentaries and movies. Sabir currently works at the Marubi Film School as an assistant professor in the directing department.
Cast:
Reshat Arbana
Arben Derhemi
Script: Vladimir Prifti
Producer: Eno Milkani, Pirro Milkani, Eol Cashku
Production: Bunker Film Production, Ora-Film Marubi
Editing: Arianit Gjonbalaj, Sabir Kanaqi
Music: Gezim Gjekaj
Sound: Reard Gjermani, Aldo Naqellari
Screenings & Awards:
- Best Director, Gjakova film Festival - Kosovo;
- Best National Movie, DokuFest - Kosovo;
- Best Cinematography, SWIKOS Kurzfilmfestival - Basel;
- Best Cinematic Achievement, THESS International Short Film Festival;
- Best Actor, 10th Edition of the Festival of Mediterranean Short Film, Tangier;
- Audience Prize, Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival, 2012;
- Nomination for Best Albanian Short Movie, Festivali i 13 i Filmit Shqiptare;
- Naoussa Film Festival (Competition);
- VIII Internatinal Short & Animation Film Festival - OPEN CINEMA, Russia (Competition).