"OPEN DOOR"

Directed by Florenc Papas
Cinematography by Sevdije Kastrati
Film Editing by Stefan Stabenow

Cast:
Rudina - Luli Bitri
Elma - Jonida Vokshi
Orion - Maxwell Guzja
Rezart - Visar Vishka
Produced by
Eno Milkani - producer
Gerta Qurku - line producer

Co-producers
Besnik Krapi - co-producer, Kosovo
Riccardo Neri - co-producer, Italy
Goran Stoilkovic - co-producer, Macedonia
Vladimir Stojcevski - co-producer, Macedonia
Rudina, a married middle-age mother sets off on a long car journey with her five year old son and her pregnant and single sister, Elma, to the far off Albanian village where they were raised. Rudina's plan is to meet their strict and traditional father then head back to her own home before dark. As Rudina's car slowly makes its way across southern Albania, Elma comes up with a plan to enlist an ex-classmate to play the part of her husband.

Festivals:

  • Sarajevo Film Festival, 2019 (Main Competition / World premiere), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Manaki Film Festival, 2019 (European Cinema Perspectives), Bitola, Macedonia
  • Seanema Film Festival, 2019, Ulcinj, Montenegro
  • CinEast Luxemburg, 2019 (Main Competition), Luxemburg
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival, 2019 (Balkan Survey), Thessaloniki, Greece
  • ZINEBI International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, 2019, Bilbao, Spain
  • Kolkata International Film Festival, 2019, Kolkota, India
  • Festival of Authors Film, 2019, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival, 2019, Brussels, Belgium (Prix de la Francophonie)
  • Festival International de Cine de Cartagena, 2019, Cartagena, Colombia
  • Sofia Film Festival, 2019 (Balkan competition), Sofia, Bulgaria
  • SEE Fest LA, 2020 (Feature competition), Los Angeles, USA
  • Balkan Film and Food Festival, 2020, Pogradec, Albania
  • Cambridge Film Festival, 2020 (Official International Competition), Cambridge, UK
  • FICCI - Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias, 2022, Cartagena, Colombia
  • Albania Si Gira - Festival del Cinema Albanese, 2022, Lecce, Italy
  • Otranto Film Festival, 2022, Otranto, Italy