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A Short Trip
Director
Erenik Beqiri
Producers
Antoine Heuveline
Christie Molia
Olivier Berlemont
Pierre Mourey
Cinematographer
Guillaume Le Grontec
Editor
Pauline Pallier
Sound
Maxime Gavaudan
Contact
Origine Films
21 Av. du Maine
Paris, Ile-de-France 75015
[email protected]
2023
Albania, France
17 min
Color
Klodi and Mira, a young Albanian couple, decide to marry Mira to a Frenchman for 5 years in exchange for money, in order to obtain French nationality. They will then have to choose the right husband for her, and learn to detach themselves from each other.
Erenik Beqiri studied at the Academy of Arts, Tirana where he graduated with a Master degree in Film Directing. His thesis was Seed Money, a short film written by Jim Uhls (Fight Club). He has participated in the Sarajevo Talent Campus as a Screenwriter, where he developed the short script Reverse which was produced a year later for the Sarajevo City of Film. Reverse collected awards for best film at the Drama ISFF and Cinematic Achievement award at Thessaloniki ISFF. In 2013 he wrote and directed the short film Alphonso that was screened in festivals such as Vancouver International Film Festival and Brussels ISFF.
