House with a voice Film Kantine ; directed by Kristine Nrecaj and Birthe Templin ; produced by Katrin Springer

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Springer, Katrin, film producer.

Templin, Birthe, film director.

Brahaj, Lumturie, on-screen participant.

Gosturani, Bedri, on-screen participant.

Grishaj, Gjystina, on-screen participant.

Nrecaj, Kristine, film director.

Rakipi, Diana, on-screen participant.

Vatoci, Sanie, on-screen participant.

Vorfi, Marta, on-screen participant.

Film Kantine (Firm), production company.

Grasshopper Film (Firm), publisher.

Language:

Albanian

English

Subjects (All):

Gender identity--Albania.

Gender identity.

Gender nonconformity--Albania.

Gender nonconformity.

Women--Economic conditions--Albania.

Women.

Women--Social conditions--Albania.

Genre:

Documentary films

Feature films

Nonfiction films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (86 min., 38 sec.)) sound, color

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] Grasshopper Film [2024?]

Language Note:

In Albanian, with English subtitles

System Details:

sound

digital

video file

Summary:

House with a voice tells the story of six Burrneshas -- women who take a vow of chastity and live as men in patriarchal northern Albanian society. They have done this to circumvent patriarchal structures, to avoid misogynistic attacks, to support the family economically, to avoid compelled marriage and to be free. Our characters communicate with us intimately as they talk about their lives and bring us closely into their personal journey. They speak about freedom and oppression, about the promise of sacrificing their lives for the sake of their families' survival. But also about the breaking of gender barriers and the power of the human mind to decide who we want to be. The film turns stereotypes and projections of gender discussions upside down. The Burrneshas expand our awareness of human life and its universal conditions but in the end their story shows that the essences of life, which are identified as female, are held as less valuable, even less worth living. And that this remains so, worldwide

Participant:

Lumturie Brahaj, Sanie Vatoci, Diana Rakipi, Bedri Gosturani, Marta Vorfi, Gjystina Grishaj

Credits:

Director of photography, Alfred Nrecaj ; editor, Evelyn Rack

Notes:

Originally released as a documentary film in 2024

Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from title screen and end credits (viewed 2025 January 24)

OCLC:

1499778084

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license