"The children of my father" / "Fëmijët e Babait Tim"
English title: "The Children of My Father"
Albanian title: "Fëmijët e Babait Tim"
Macedonian title: "Децата на мојот татко"
Shooting Format: HD
Screening Formats: DCP, HD, H264
Year of Release: 2015
Running time: 26' / 52'
Director: Besfort Imami
Producers: Goran Stojilkovic, Vladimir Stojcevski
Screenwriter: Besfort Imami
Assistant director: Biljana Garvanlieva
Assistant screenwriter: Katerina Momeva
Director of Photography: Besfort Imami
Editor: Qazim Milaimi
Music: Ermalj Mehmeti
Short synopsis
The documentary film "The children of my father" is a story about life of Sureya Imami.
But who was Sureya Imami?
First of all he was my father and I was rather his son, as he always called. I always knew him to be the first Albanian music teacher in Macedonia. But what I didn’t know was his influence over his former students, the events of his life, the problems he faced during his time as a teacher, educator and youth leader.
He rode a bicycle up to 2 years before he died. It was his way of communicating with the world. The bike, as he said, could stand anywhere, and it was a great opportunity for him to visit his relatives, friends and students. Especially every Friday after Friday's prayers, he will tie his bike to a fence at a state hospital and visit a sick, whether relative, friend or acquaintance who had come out of Skopje. He knew very well the pain and separation from home, because he "emigrated" in Skopje back in 50 years. He went there to offer comfort to those who most need them, he was a friend of those who had no friends, he was a relative of those that were most needed. This is only a segment of his life, this is only part of his story.
After his death, many people visited our home. I didn’t even know many of them. At those meetings they began to reveal details from the life of my father I did not know about. At these meetings I heard many interesting events from the life of my father.
This prompted me to start on a journey of the life of my father. The ride through various cities of Macedonia, where I will found students, friends and acquaintances of my father.
Through the prism of the cyclist, I revealed the life of a man and his influence. Through different cities and different people, I narrate stories, stories which will supplement the mosaic of my father's life.
Albanian title: "Fëmijët e Babait Tim"
Macedonian title: "Децата на мојот татко"
Shooting Format: HD
Screening Formats: DCP, HD, H264
Year of Release: 2015
Running time: 26' / 52'
Director: Besfort Imami
Producers: Goran Stojilkovic, Vladimir Stojcevski
Screenwriter: Besfort Imami
Assistant director: Biljana Garvanlieva
Assistant screenwriter: Katerina Momeva
Director of Photography: Besfort Imami
Editor: Qazim Milaimi
Music: Ermalj Mehmeti
Short synopsis
The documentary film "The children of my father" is a story about life of Sureya Imami.
But who was Sureya Imami?
First of all he was my father and I was rather his son, as he always called. I always knew him to be the first Albanian music teacher in Macedonia. But what I didn’t know was his influence over his former students, the events of his life, the problems he faced during his time as a teacher, educator and youth leader.
He rode a bicycle up to 2 years before he died. It was his way of communicating with the world. The bike, as he said, could stand anywhere, and it was a great opportunity for him to visit his relatives, friends and students. Especially every Friday after Friday's prayers, he will tie his bike to a fence at a state hospital and visit a sick, whether relative, friend or acquaintance who had come out of Skopje. He knew very well the pain and separation from home, because he "emigrated" in Skopje back in 50 years. He went there to offer comfort to those who most need them, he was a friend of those who had no friends, he was a relative of those that were most needed. This is only a segment of his life, this is only part of his story.
After his death, many people visited our home. I didn’t even know many of them. At those meetings they began to reveal details from the life of my father I did not know about. At these meetings I heard many interesting events from the life of my father.
This prompted me to start on a journey of the life of my father. The ride through various cities of Macedonia, where I will found students, friends and acquaintances of my father.
Through the prism of the cyclist, I revealed the life of a man and his influence. Through different cities and different people, I narrate stories, stories which will supplement the mosaic of my father's life.
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Festivals:
- 10.05.2015 - Docu TIFF 2015, Tirana International Film Festival, Albania
- 05.09.2015 - Fer Film 2015, Ferizaj (Urosevac), Kosovo
- 19.09.2015 - Balkan Film & Food Festival 2015, Pogradec, Albania
- 20.09.2015 - Manaki Brothers Film Festival 2015, Bitola, Macedonia
- 26.09.2015 - Tetovo Film Festival 2015, Tetovo, Macedonia
- 2015 - Golden Sun Short Film Festival, Malta