Albgreko
TITLE
Albgreko
DIRECTOR
Ilir Tsouko
COUNTRY
Greece
YEAR
2024
DURATION
27′
GENRE
Documentary
Albgreko
Children and grandchildren of Albanian immigrants from the 90s born and raised in Greece, share their stories of a joint Albanian & Greek heritage, making their identity a compass for a brighter future.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Ilir Tsouko
Ilir Tsouko is a visual storyteller, photographer and filmmaker, born in Albania, raised in Athens, and now based in Berlin and Tirana. He is working on long-term projects revolving around the perception and creation of identity with its ever-changing shapes. Tsouko’s work has been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, DIE ZEIT MAGAZIN, The Washington Post, ARTE, ZDF, Der Spiegel, Vogue and Polaroid, among others. His photography has received awards and been exhibited at Helsinki Photo Festival, 9. f/stop - Festival für Fotografie, Humble Arts Foundation New York City and Space 52 Athens. He won the IJ4EU- Investigative Journalism for Europe in 2021. Albgreko is his first documentary as a sole director.
- DirectorIlir Tsouko
- Screenplay
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Dimitris Theodoropoulos, Pasqua Vorgia
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleAlbgreko
- Project TypeDocumentary
- Completion Date1 January 2024
- Country of originGreece
- Country of filmingGreece
- LanguageAlbanian, Greek (Modern)
- First-time Filmmaker Yes
- Student ProjectNo
Ilir Tsouko
Ilir Tsouko is a visual storyteller, photographer and filmmaker, born in Albania, raised in Athens, and now based in Berlin and Tirana. He is working on long-term projects revolving around the perception and creation of identity with its ever-changing shapes. Tsouko’s work has been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, DIE ZEIT MAGAZIN, The Washington Post, ARTE, ZDF, Der Spiegel, Vogue and Polaroid, among others. His photography has received awards and been exhibited at Helsinki Photo Festival, 9. f/stop - Festival für Fotografie, Humble Arts Foundation New York City and Space 52 Athens. He won the IJ4EU- Investigative Journalism for Europe in 2021. Albgreko is his first documentary as a sole director.
