Q&A WITH PARTA KELMENDI
Why Era?“Era” in Albanian has three meanings: wind, smell, and era as a period of time. It
Director’s Statement
Era is the story I needed as a young girl growing up in Kosovo in the 1990s—a
Writer & Director
Parta Kelmendi Filmmaker from Pristina, Kosovo. Studied Film Directing at the University of Pristina. Her short Birth Does
Producer
Marija Dimitrova Founder of List Production. Her debut feature Sisterhood was awarded at Karlovy Vary. Her second feature,
Executive Producer
Aferdita Saracini Kelmendi A pioneer in Kosovo’s media landscape and co-founder of RTV21. Known for her work in
Synopsis
Kosovo, 1990. When political and personal turmoil uproots 17-year-old Era from her life in Pristina, her family