Short Film Forum

UNTIL THE SUN SETS

Director: Gledis Bica
Producer: Ajsela Vojka
Country: Albania
Genre: Fiction
Estimated runtime: 12'
Total estimated budget: 42,000 Euros
Looking for: Producer/Co-producer; Funding; Technical Collaboration; Post-Production Services.

Synopsis:
Twenty year old Albana lives in a remote village in Albania. She made a mistake. She fell in
love in secret, telling no one in her family. But her brother, Besim, learned about it through the village whispers. One winter afternoon, Besim, angry and obsessed with family honor, shoots her in front of the village bar. She falls into the snow, still alive, bleeding. People see it happen. Some turn away. Some do nothing. The bar door keeps opening and closing. No one helps. Her mother tries to go to her, but Besim steps in and stops her. She’s not allowed to reach Albana, not yet. Not before the sun goes down.

Director's short bio:
Gledis Bica is a film director, screenwriter, and producer from Tirana, Albania. He began making documentaries as a teenager and later earned a film directing degree from Marubi Film School.
He is the founder and director of KO:SH Film Fest. Gledis has produced three short films supported by the Albanian National Center of Cinematography. His latest short as director, Good Cop, Bad Cop, premieres this autumn. He is currently working on a new short, Until the Sun Sets, and developing his first feature film, Between Earth and Sky. He is a Sarajevo Talents alumnus (Script Station class 2020, 2021).

Producer's short bio:
Ajsela Vojka is a film producer focused on short fiction and cultural events, with expertise in audiovisual technologies, audience engagement, and cost-effective film production tools. She holds a Master of Science in Information Technology and Innovation and has worked as a technical producer and trainer in international media. Ajsela is part of KO:SH Film Fest’s core team and was on the board of NISI MASA (2019–2020).
Selected filmography (all funded by ANCC): BISEDA (2016), The Strange Case of Teresita (2022), Shkrepe (2022), Good Cop, Bad Cop (premieres this autumn), and Between Heaven and Earth (in development).