Gjama (2021)
“Gjama” is a rarely practiced mourning ritual that was performed by Albanian men throughout the centuries. By shouting specific phrases and acting out a strict choreography, it is a way of paying respect to the deceased but also overcoming grief and pain over the loss of a loved one. Through the documentation of the re-enactment of the ritual, Zgjim Elshani seeks to recover fragments of the practice in the communities where this form of collective grieving is still a way of overcoming loss. By doing so, the project intends to rethink collective grieving and what it means to publicly display emotions in a male-headed society.
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Country:
Albania
Kosovo
Netherlands
Language:
shqip
Runtime: 00 hour 09 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: albania, short film, mourning ritual
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