Gjama (2021)
Overview
“Gjama” is a rarely practiced mourning ritual that was performed by Albanian men throughout the centuries. By shouting specific phrases and acting out a strict choreography, it is a way of paying respect to the deceased but also overcoming grief and pain over the loss of a loved one. Through the documentation of the re-enactment of the ritual, Zgjim Elshani seeks to recover fragments of the practice in the communities where this form of collective grieving is still a way of overcoming loss. By doing so, the project intends to rethink collective grieving and what it means to publicly display emotions in a male-headed society.
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“Gjama” is a rarely practiced mourning ritual that was performed by Albanian men throughout the centuries. By shouting specific phrases and acting out a strict choreography, it is a way of paying respect to the deceased but also overcoming grief and pain over the loss of a loved one. Through the documentation of the re-enactment of the ritual, Zgjim Elshani seeks to recover fragments of the practice in the communities where this form of collective grieving is still a way of overcoming loss. By doing so, the project intends to rethink collective grieving and what it means to publicly display emotions in a male-headed society. Gjama is a Documentary movie, released on 2021-10-08, runtime 9 minutes.
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Directed by
Zgjim Elshani
Cast
- Geg Zefi as Themself
- Gjon Kosteri as Themself
- Kol Martini as Themself
- Ndue Fusha as Themself
- Gjon Fiku as Themself
- Sokol Kodra as Themself
- Ndue Deda as Themself
- Kol Zefi as Themself
- Gjelosh Fusha as Themself
- Pale Zefi as Themself
- Pjeter Shytani as Themself
- Prel Toma as Themself
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