MOTËR (eng: SISTER)
Cast: Leonitta Berisha, Violeta Berisha, Arben Biba
Writer/Director: Dorentina Imeri
Cinematographer: Aurelio Ghirardelli
Editor: Valentin Raeber
Production Company: Zurich University of Arts
An Albanian family struggles to stay afloat and integrate in Switzerland. In the process, the learning difficulties of the youngest family member put the family to an additional test. The parents lack the time and money to support her in school. To prevent the thread from breaking, the older sister of the immigrant family takes on all the responsibility and puts her needs in the background.
AWARDS:
∙ Festival International de Films de Fribourg - Foreign Visa Award 2023
∙ Upcoming Filmfestival, Schweizer Jungfilmfestival Luzern - Spezialpreis "Eine warmherzige Geschichte“ 2023
∙ Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival Montenegro and Athens - Special Mention 2023
∙ Euroshorts Filmfestival - Audience Award 2023
FESTIVALS:
∙ International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2023
∙ Locarno Film Festival, Filmmakers Academy 2023
∙ Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2023
∙ Festival International de Films de Fribourg 2023
∙ Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorprommern 2023
∙ Euroshorts Filmfestival 2023
∙ Upcoming Filmfestival, Schweizer Jungfilmfestival Luzern 2023
∙ Prishtina International Film Festival 2023
∙ Accesible Film Festival Ankara 2023
∙ Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival Montenegro and Athens 2023
∙ Cine del Mar Festival 2023
fiction | in distribution
14min
Albanian, Swiss-German