Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

INTERNATIONAL SHORTS

The Meaning of Life

Esenca e jetës

Albania, Greece
2012 — 13' / Color

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Synopsis

The film transports the human’s continuous search for the meaning of life, in an ostensibly inanimate object, a key. The light, as the touch of a divine power comes and wakes him up. That moment he feels for the first time loneliness. The keyhole as his other half, becomes an obsession. After many adventures he finds his own keyhole but opening it he achieves nothing more than the multiplication of his quest.

Directors' Biography

Jani is a graduate of the academy of the Fine Arts of Albania. From 1990 he lives and works in Greece as a director, art director and animator in many TV-commercials. Now he works in ERT.
Irida is a student at the University of the arts, London in the department of Film and Video. From a very early age she was involved with animation, video-art and has wrote 7 scripts for short films. This is her first short film.

Directors

Irida Zhonga

Jani Zhonga

Producers

Irida Zhonga

Jani Zhonga

Cinematographers

Fotis Mitsis

Irida Zhonga

Editors

Irida Zhonga

Contact

Jani Zhonga, Irida Zhonga
Lamprinis 7, 11146, Athens
+2102922064
[email protected]