Diell

TITLE

Diell

DIRECTOR

Rain Nikolla

COUNTRY

Albania, France

YEAR

2022

DURATION

18′

GENRE

Fiction

Overview

Diell

A shy schoolgirl, Diellëza, arrives by train to a rural town where she is to stay with her unfriendly aunt. Haunted by nightmares, young Diellëza constantly worries about her sick grandmother back home. While her aunt is at work, Diellëza is left with a free-spirited teenage girl, Vani.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY​ - Rain Nikolla

Filmmaker Rain Nikolla attended the Marubi Film Academy in Tirana, Albania. After her studies, Rain served as assistant film director on the dramatic feature film BOTA, an Albanian-Kosovar-Italian co-production which went on to be Albania's Academy Award Foreign Film selection in 2015. Rain Nikolla directed a short film at Kosovo's renowned documentary film festival, Dokufest, a doc short titled 'Portrait of a Silent City'. Rain is also an acclaimed still photographer and video director. As a freelancer, Rain has helmed many corporate and high profile events including work for Dubai Tourism (Will Smith promo), Skechers USA, Ferrari, Nissan and the Dubai World Trade Center.

Credits

Specifications

Rain Nikolla

Filmmaker Rain Nikolla attended the Marubi Film Academy in Tirana, Albania. After her studies, Rain served as assistant film director on the dramatic feature film BOTA, an Albanian-Kosovar-Italian co-production which went on to be Albania's Academy Award Foreign Film selection in 2015. Rain Nikolla directed a short film at Kosovo's renowned documentary film festival, Dokufest, a doc short titled 'Portrait of a Silent City'. Rain is also an acclaimed still photographer and video director. As a freelancer, Rain has helmed many corporate and high profile events including work for Dubai Tourism (Will Smith promo), Skechers USA, Ferrari, Nissan and the Dubai World Trade Center.

SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Group 1579

Tirana International Film Festival

In ALBANIAN Competition, 2022

Still Photos