The Needle - My Secret Garden

TITLE

The Needle – My Secret Garden

DIRECTOR

Merita Çoçoli Sali

COUNTRY

North Macedonia

YEAR

2023

DURATION

67′

GENRE

Documentary

Overview

The Needle - My Secret Garden

Nine young naturalists explore outstanding landscapes, joining a ten-year project run by the Universities of Rome and Tirana to detect habitats and biodiversity hotspots for the "Natura 2000" network as one of the goals that might help Albania become a member of the European Union. They gather plants while retracing the steps of previous explorers, travelling far and wide throughout the country and reaching the top of the major mountain systems, resulting in the completion of the "Herbarium Albanicum". The fieldwork turns into an adventure, following the rhythm given by the sound of footsteps and mules' hooves on the ground, constantly looking for the good route, the "Rrugë e Mirë".

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Merita Çoçoli Sali

Credits

Specifications

Merita Çoçoli Sali

SELECTIONS & AWARDS

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