Purgatory
TITLE
Purgatory
DIRECTOR
Ismet Sijarina
COUNTRY
Kosovo
YEAR
2022
DURATION
75′
GENRE
Documentary
Purgatory
90-s was the time when rock music transcended the purpose of being a means of entertainment. "Purgatory," according to Dante Alighieri, means "a temporary punishment." In analogy, a rock group with the same name in Pristina in the early 90s saw this period as an intermediate time that a society had to go through. To be cleansed of the past, towards freedom slowly but surely on the horizon. "Rockumentary'90" brings us the experiences of young artists in a persecutory system, where art is the only weapon against chauvinist punishment.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Ismet Sijarina
Ismet Sijarina is a Film Director, Producer, Scriptwriter, Activist, and Professor living in Pristina, Kosovo. Ismet is a staunch advocate of social issues, which has led him to be engaged in Documentary films for years. His debut Feature Film COLD NOVEMBER premiered at San Sebastian's 66th International Film Festival in 2018. His films were screened and won numerous awards in many festivals, including San Sebastian, Thessaloniki, Sarajevo Film Festival, Zurich IFF, Bosporus, Goteborg, Karlovy Vary, RiverRun, goEast, Saint Louis, and more. Currently, he is in pre-production of his next Feature Film "JERËM" supported for the project development by the Kosovo Cinematography Center & SEE Network.
- Director Ismet Sijarina
- Screenplay Ismet Sijarina
- Cinematography Blerdi Malushi
- Editing Meriton Braha
- Cast
- Producer/s Ismet Sijarina, Blerdi Malushi, Leonora Lushtaku
- Production Company Thumbs Up, Maximusi Team
- Distributor/s Thumbs Up
- Project Title Purgatory
- Project Type Documentary
- Completion Date March 1, 2022
- Country of origin Kosovo
- Country of filming Kosovo, Switzerland
- Language Albanian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Ismet Sijarina
Ismet Sijarina is a Film Director, Producer, Scriptwriter, Activist, and Professor living in Pristina, Kosovo. Ismet is a staunch advocate of social issues, which has led him to be engaged in Documentary films for years. His debut Feature Film COLD NOVEMBER premiered at San Sebastian's 66th International Film Festival in 2018. His films were screened and won numerous awards in many festivals, including San Sebastian, Thessaloniki, Sarajevo Film Festival, Zurich IFF, Bosporus, Goteborg, Karlovy Vary, RiverRun, goEast, Saint Louis, and more. Currently, he is in pre-production of his next Feature Film "JERËM" supported for the project development by the Kosovo Cinematography Center & SEE Network.
Tirana International Film Festival
Made in ALBANIAn Competition, 2022
