Si e verdhë e sëmurë / Norika Sefa / Kossovo / 23’ / 2024

An immersion into a Nora’s memory, where realities merge, the bad and beautiful intertwined until it’s all mingled and something else is formed. A tragedy foretold.

Directed by Norika Sefa
Written by Norika Sefa
Sound design Labinot Sponca
Editing by Stefan Stabenow, Norika Sefa
Music Nuno Pinto
Produced by Mentor Shala
Co-produced by Besnik Krapi, Norika Sefa
Featuring the voices of Leonora Sefa, Rozafa Çelaj, Krenare Rugova, Labinot Sponca, Norika Sefa

Norika Sefa
Norika Sefa is a filmmaker from Kosovo. She holds a master degree from FAMU in Prague Norika is best known for her 2021 debut film, Looking for Venera, which established her as an emerging talent with a very distinct voice. The film won and was nominated for many prestigious awards, it also represented Kosovo for the Oscars. Norika is writer/director, who has also produced and edited her own work. Invitations brought Norika across different arts and cultural institutions, to talk about her distinctive cinematic approach and especially working in the small film industry, such as in Kosovo. She’s a member of the European Film Academy.