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SHP(I)JA

Director

Valentina Ortega

Producer

Eroll Bilibani

Cinematographers

Valbona Thaqi

Valentina Ortega

Editors

Eroll Bilibani

Ruena Rogova

Valentina Ortega

Music

Elsa Mala

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2025

Kosovo, Switzerland

13 min

Color

Kosovo Premiere

Between Bern and Kosova, a daughter traces her mother’s memories and her own fragmented sense of home. Through family archives, everyday moments and intimate conversations, SHPI(J)A explores what it means to belong to more than one place and how the idea of “home” is carried, remembered, and reimagined across generations.

Directors' Biography

Valentina Ortega (*2001) studies German and Theatre Studies in Bern. Rooted in theatre, she is involved in several projects within her local cultural scene. She made her first short film in 2025. Her artistic practice explores questions of language, heritage, and feminism.