Ilir Hasanaj

Ilir Hasanaj

Still: Workers' Wings

Kosovar-Swiss director Ilir HASANAJ (1986) graduated from the Zurich University of the Arts. He co-founded the alternative cinema Kino ARMATA in Prishtina which offers free access to alternative culture in a multifunctional space. Besides this he is a member of the non formal NeoSchool Documentary school which supports new talent to make their first short documentary. Hasanaj has worked as a programmer and moderator for the Kino Kosova Film Festival Switzerland. His documentary me dasht' me dasht' me dasht' (2017) has screened at festivals in Toronto and Solothurn.

Filmography

Senjor! (2012, short), Leonardo (2015, short), me dasht' me dasht' me dasht' (2017, doc), Voices That Remain (2020, short doc series), The Weight They Carry Is A River (2020, short doc series), As I Was Looking Above, I Could See Myself Underneath (2022, doc), Workers' Wings (2024, short doc)

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