Premiere of our documentary PEOPLE DEFINE THE TIMES

Witnessing communist oppression and its legacy in Albania

A documentary by Desada Metaj

Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilisation, no society, no future. Elie Wiesel.

By insisting on the principle of multi-perspectives, we try to present to the public plurality different narratives. Our aim is to contribute to a deeper and all-inclusive understanding of these historical processes which have significantly affected the lives of people in Albania and thus encourage social engagement.

The documentary will also bring into surface if there are still socialist statues, symbols, remembrance days in the public arena, and if that is any threat (a threat would not only include the resurgence of political forces and figures, but also the marginalization of the victims/survivors and/or their stories).

If so, it makes these oral histories more urgent, because they will reveal more about the nature of the system, and a documentary would bring that into the public space.