SkaNdal

Synopsis

SkaNdal is the first ever long documentary about the LGBT movement in Albania. It shows an amazing history of how a social and political movement in Albania can start, can move on and get to the heart of the society. The experience of smart and courageous people who started the LGBT movement and of those who found and dedicated their lives to this movement. A tribute to those LGBT people who were persecuted, destroyed and never lived a life under communism and an open call for those who are still afraid. SKA (non) NDAL (stop) – two words in Albanian for the documentary that challenges two different worlds…

Director Biography

Elton Baxhaku had only one aim after receiving a Bachelor Degree in Political Sciences from the European University of Tirana: how to combine those years of hard studying with the art of cinema. He then studied in the Academy of Film and Multimedia Marubi and received his second Bachelor’s Degree in Directing in 2012.
Eriona Çami has a Master’s Degree in Law from the Faculty of Law at the European University of Tirana and a Bachelor’s Degree in Directing from Academy of Film and Multimedia Marubi, Tirana. She has directed and co-directed 21 short movies and short documentaries.