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Gjama

2021-10-08 · 9 min · ★ 4.0

Documentary

“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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Directors
Zgjim Elshani
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Countries
Albania, Kosovo, Netherlands
Status
Released

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Geg ZefiThemself
Gjon KosteriThemself
Kol MartiniThemself
Ndue FushaThemself
Gjon FikuThemself
Sokol KodraThemself
Ndue DedaThemself
Kol ZefiThemself
Gjelosh FushaThemself
Pale ZefiThemself
Pjeter ShytaniThemself
Prel TomaThemself
File StrugaçiThemself
Shkelzen PaliThemself
Gezim GilajThemself
Lindita GilajThemself
Raimonda SulajThemself
Gjon DukGilajThemself
Kujtim VarfiThemself
Nue ShytaniThemself

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