Edition 23: 2–10 August, 2024

NATIONAL

ADEM REKA

Albania
2017 — 13' / Color

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Synopsis

A journey on the figure of Adem Reka who, after losing life in 1966, was declared a Hero of Socialist Work by the Communist regime in Albania. The event is pieced together through archival material of the time and accounts the people who have experienced it, which includes family members of Adem Reka. Their truths and the benefit of hindsight exposes the propaganda of the regime.

Director Biography

Ardian Arrëza film student at the Academy of Film and Multimedia Marubi (Tirana, Albania), Ardian realized this short documentary during his first year of studies, in the frame of the documentary film project DEALING WITH THE PAST produced by the Academy Marubi and supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in Albania.

Director

Ardian Arreza

Producer

Academy of Film Marubi

Cinematographer

Ardit Muhaxhiri

Editor

Ardit Muhaxhiri

Leutrim Voka

Contact

Magali Perrichet
[email protected]