And the Wind Weeps
TITLE
And the Wind Weeps
DIRECTOR
Aulona Selmani
COUNTRY
Switzerland
YEAR
2024
DURATION
25′
GENRE
Fiction
Overview

And the Wind Weeps
Daut, a survivor of a massacre where his son was killed, has been rehearsing a letter for 20 years on what he will say if Hague ever calls him to testify for the horrors he has seen that day. The burden of memories gets heavier when he gets the news that his brother died of an illness, making Daut the only last survivor to remember the event. His mind starts to fail him on important details of the testimony. He might never bring justice for his son. For his brother. For his friends. Will the dead forgive him for giving up and being handed over to oblivion?

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Aulona Selmani
Born in 1997 in Binningen, Switzerland. Aulona grew up in Kosova where she started writing short stories and poems at the age of eight. In 2015 she began to study film at the University of Prishtina. During this time she also worked as a freelancer in the local film industry. In June 2023, she graduated with a Master's degree in directing from the ZHDK (Zurich University of the Arts). She has already made several short films, including PARIAH STATE, SI NË VAJ and AND THE WIND WEEPS. SI NË VAJ has already won several awards, among others at the Gässli Film Festival, Prifest and the Tirana Film Fest. AND THE WIND WEEPS had its world premiere in San Sebastian and is currently on a festival tour. Aulona is currently working on her first feature film SERRA (AT), which is being produced by Langfilm.
Credits
- DirectorAulona Selmani
- ScreenplayAulona Selmani
- CinematographyHannes Cullum
- Cast
- Editing Carmen Walker
- Producer/s Lauro Jenni
- Production CompanyZürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Distributor/s Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
- Project TitleAnd the Wind Weeps
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion Date 1 January 2024
- Country of originSwitzerland
- Country of filmingSwitzerland
- LanguageAlbanian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectYes

Aulona Selmani
Born in 1997 in Binningen, Switzerland. Aulona grew up in Kosova where she started writing short stories and poems at the age of eight. In 2015 she began to study film at the University of Prishtina. During this time she also worked as a freelancer in the local film industry. In June 2023, she graduated with a Master's degree in directing from the ZHDK (Zurich University of the Arts). She has already made several short films, including PARIAH STATE, SI NË VAJ and AND THE WIND WEEPS. SI NË VAJ has already won several awards, among others at the Gässli Film Festival, Prifest and the Tirana Film Fest. AND THE WIND WEEPS had its world premiere in San Sebastian and is currently on a festival tour. Aulona is currently working on her first feature film SERRA (AT), which is being produced by Langfilm.