05/08/2023
The road seemed short to me while, ironically, I was going to watch a 120-minute film. It was the first time I would sit on a colorful seat above the river and watch on the big screen.
Kino Lumi, located in a special part of the city, stood proudly above the river Lumbardh of Prizren. From a distance, it looked like a film set, while closer it was much more than that.
Tickets had to be scanned. Young volunteers welcomed each guest with kindness. In a short time, Kino Lumi was full. It all started at 8:30 p.m., as announced.
"My name is Alfred Hitchcock" was shown on the several meters long screen. The documentary dedicated to the career of legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock resurrects his imagined voice a century after the creation of his first film. The film was organized into six themes consisting of escape, desire, loneliness, time, fulfillment, and height.
For each issue, the director shared sequences from Hitchcock's films, interweaving situations and emotions. Hitchcock's tricks used in his films were gradually revealed in a two-hour documentary. According to Hitchcock: "Cinema is best in solitude, one camera, one person, one frame, you and the darkness, so you can feel it only with your emotions, without involving the emotions of others."
Our focus, emotions, and mind were naturally connected to the feelings of others. The water below us continued to flow through its bottom, and we were sometimes swept away by the sounds of the water which made this entire feature film even more perfect.
Passers-by walking along the premises where the film was being watched were turning their heads to look at the magical and at the same time unforgettable sights.
I can't help but say, absolutely not, I don't know about other people's eyes, but I saw a heart-shaped tree that was inches from the screen when the movie was playing. It was magnificent how it was decorated with the colors of the film as well. The film ended. I felt I had to stay. After the film, the road would become long, and the film would remain short in my mind, not that of Artificial Intelligence.
By: Valona Hasani
Photo: Furkan Celik
