I believe the portrait saved me
dir. Alban Muja / 2025 / Kosovo / 10 min
Twenty-five years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recounts an extraordinary story of survival.
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Twenty-five years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recounts an extraordinary story of survival. During the war’s final months, Muja and many Albanian citizens from Mitrovica were captured while attempting to flee Kosovo. Detained in a school repurposed as a detention camp, they faced confinement, fear, and an uncertain fate. Narrated by Muja, I Believe the Portrait Saved Me explores resilience and the profound impact of art in even the most oppressive circumstances.
- duration:
- 10 min
- country / year of production:
- Kosovo / 2025
- director:
- Alban Muja
- cinematography:
- Samir Karahoda
- production:
- Edon Rizvanolli / 038 Studio, Asfalt Films
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2025 - Berlinale, 2025 - Sarajevo IFF
- competitions:
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