A Call from Yesterday

Synopsis

Married and a father of two, he leaves his family in the countryside and goes to finish university in Prishtina alone. The war in Kosovo catches him unprepared as he cannot unite with his family again. He manages to go to Skopje and try to contact them but as months pass by he hears nothing but the ringing tone. Isolated, the only thing that keeps his mind in place is a pen and a notebook.

Director Biography

Leart Rama was born in 1997 in Rahovec. He finished high school in the town, but love for film and art in general made him explore more. He started his artistic journey when he was only 16 when he directed his first film. Since then, Leart participated in Documentary film school held by DokuFest where he had a chance to direct his two first documentaries. He continued with his studies for Film in University of Arts in Tirana. He is award winning director and also got selected in Bafta and Oscar qualified film festivals. He graduated from film school in 2018. His last films are Tegel and A Call from Yesterday.