Film Profile
Përtej ylberit / Beyond the rainbow
Homosexuality is one of the biggest taboos in Kosovar society. So much that the main characters of this film are hidden in shadows to protect them from the frequent attacks that occur against gays in Kosovo. This film gives the platform for Kosovo’s homosexual community to speak about their experiences and the discrimination against them, while shedding light on the subject through interviews with Kosovo’s religious leaders, psychologists, analysts and other citizens. Will society learn to accept these people as part of Kosovo’s new liberal reality, or must homosexuals remain in the shadows, hiding their true sexual identities in fear?
Source: Sarajevo Film Festival 2007, www.sff.ba
Serbia (UNMI Kosovo) 2007
45 min, colour
DIRECTOR
Ismet Sijarina
SCREENPLAY
Ismet Sijarina
CAMERA
Sevdije Kastrati
EDITOR
Krener Belegu
PRODUCER
Antoneta Kastrati Cooper Johnson
PRODUCTION
Crossing Bridges Production, Prishtina
CONTACT
Crossing Bridges Production, Prishtina