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A Short Trip

Albania, France
2023 — 17' / Color

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Synopsis

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.

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Director Biography

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.

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Director

Erenik Beqiri

Producer

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]