KIEM HOLIJANDA dir Sarah Veltmayer
Country: Netherlands / Kosovo
Language: Albanian
Format: Short Film (14 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch
Language: Albanian
Format: Short Film (14 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch
FEATURED IN: BOYS FEELS: DESIRE IN THE DARK
The brothers Andi (13) and Florist (20) live in a poor and desolate village in Kosovo. By selling milk they earn just enough money to support the family. When Andi discovers a card of a Dutch porn star in their bedroom, he needs a telephone to watch it. He is so obsessed with it, he doesn't notice his brother has chosen this day to say goodbye to him.
WRITTEN BY: Tom Bakker, Sarah Veltmeyer
CAST: Andi Bajgora, Florist Bajgora, Arbnesha Grabovci Nixha
PRODUCER: Jeroen Beker, Sabine Veenendaal
CAST: Andi Bajgora, Florist Bajgora, Arbnesha Grabovci Nixha
PRODUCER: Jeroen Beker, Sabine Veenendaal
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Sarah Veltmeyer (1988) is a director and screenwriter from Amsterdam. As an autodidact she made her first short film 'Gotta' in 2015. The following year, the Netherlands Film Fund provided her with a financial contribution to realize her second short film, 'Kiem Holijanda'. This film is set in Kosovo and made with a partially local crew. The film went on to win the Crystal Bear for Best Short film at Berlinale Generation and screen at many prestigious festivals.
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