The Goddess on the Throne
TITLE
The Goddess on the Throne
DIRECTOR
Durim Klaiqi
COUNTRY
Kosovo
YEAR
2025
DURATION
8′
GENRE
Documentary
The Goddess on the Throne
The voice of historian Aleks Buda echoes into the present – words, met by darkness, the absence of things. How to confront history when there are no objects to which this history adheres? How to revisit a history marked by gaps? Hyjnesha në Fron traces this endlessly expanding echo in the present void - a haunting sound of rhythmical distortion, stretching over excavated images. A search but also a starting point: For demanding historical spaces filled with objects and people whose sudden reoccurring make the entanglement of absence and violence hauntingly concrete.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Durim Klaiqi
Durim Klaiqi is a self-taught experimental film author and graphic designer based in Prishtina, Kosova. He began his creative career in 2017 by joining Samsung's "Galaxy Themes" partnership program and went on to earn a BA in Integrated Design, specializing in graphic design. In 2020, he expanded into freelance video editing, blending visual communication with moving image work. His debut short film, reMemBer2.human, an experimental sci-fi created with an absolute €0 budget, was selected and nominated at notable international festivals such as Vienna Shorts, DokuFest, and Tirana International Film Festival, among others. The film received critical acclaim and awards, establishing Klaiqi as a new voice in experimental cinema from Kosovo. He continues to explore the intersections of memory, technology, and visual culture through hybrid forms. He recently participated in the StoryLab initiative as both a guest lecturer and participant. His second film project, The Goddess on the Throne, premiered at DokuFest. He also completed a short pseudo-documentary titled PART OF THE SYSTEM, which examines AI influence and normalization, created during the two-week DoKKu 2025 workshop organized by Luksuz Produkcija in Slovenia. He is currently developing Crow Funeral, an experimental short documentary utilizing volumetric video technology.
- DirectorDurim Klaiqi
- Screenplay Durim Klaiqi
- Cinematography
- Cast
- EditingDurim Klaiqi
- Producer/s Durim Klaiqi
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleThe Goddess on the Throne
- Project TypeDocumentary
- Completion Date1 January 2025
- Country of originKosovo
- Country of filmingKosovo
- LanguageAlbanian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Durim Klaiqi
Durim Klaiqi is a self-taught experimental film author and graphic designer based in Prishtina, Kosova. He began his creative career in 2017 by joining Samsung's "Galaxy Themes" partnership program and went on to earn a BA in Integrated Design, specializing in graphic design. In 2020, he expanded into freelance video editing, blending visual communication with moving image work. His debut short film, reMemBer2.human, an experimental sci-fi created with an absolute €0 budget, was selected and nominated at notable international festivals such as Vienna Shorts, DokuFest, and Tirana International Film Festival, among others. The film received critical acclaim and awards, establishing Klaiqi as a new voice in experimental cinema from Kosovo. He continues to explore the intersections of memory, technology, and visual culture through hybrid forms. He recently participated in the StoryLab initiative as both a guest lecturer and participant. His second film project, The Goddess on the Throne, premiered at DokuFest. He also completed a short pseudo-documentary titled PART OF THE SYSTEM, which examines AI influence and normalization, created during the two-week DoKKu 2025 workshop organized by Luksuz Produkcija in Slovenia. He is currently developing Crow Funeral, an experimental short documentary utilizing volumetric video technology.
