Antigona
TITLE
Antigona
DIRECTOR
Ibër Deari, Mirsad Abazi
COUNTRY
North Macedonia
YEAR
2025
DURATION
21′
GENRE
Documentary
Antigona
In a municipality made up of 11 villages in North Macedonia, Antigona is the first and only female bus driver serving this rural network. When her father retired early due to health issues, she stepped into his role without hesitation—driving the village bus along winding roads from one remote community to the next.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Ibër Deari, Mirsad Abazi
Brilant Pireva (b. 1993, Prishtina) is a multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker whose work spans video, poetry, music, and digital painting. His practice moves between improvised interventions in public space and research-driven archival projects, exploring everyday life as visual forms of devotion.
- DirectorIbër Deari, Mirsad Abazi
- Screenplay
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Avdi Thachi, Iber Deari
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleAntigona
- Project Type Documentary
- Completion Date18 Jun 2025
- Country of originNorth Macedonia
- Country of filmingNorth Macedonia
- LanguageAlbanian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Ibër Deari, Mirsad Abazi
Brilant Pireva (b. 1993, Prishtina) is a multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker whose work spans video, poetry, music, and digital painting. His practice moves between improvised interventions in public space and research-driven archival projects, exploring everyday life as visual forms of devotion.
Sheffield DocFest
Sheffield
June 18, 2025
World Premiere
Official Selection
United Kingdom
DokuFest
Prizren
August 2, 2025
Special Prize
Kosovo
Makedox
Skopje
August 22, 2025
North Macedonia
TIFF – ODA
Tetovo
September 15, 2025
Best Short Doc
North Macedonia
