Blues in Tirana

Name: Blues in Tirana
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2026-09-22
Duration: 17 min
Cast: Deni Çava, Enes Xhabija, Alexandra Eder

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Release Date

9/22/2026

Runtime

17 mins

Genres

Documentary History

Overview

47 years after the rupture between Albania and China, a young Chinese filmmaker returns to Tirana in place of his grandfather. Alongside three Albanian students, he pieces together the turbulent post-socialist memories of the Sino-Albanian relationship through old photographs, poetry, and the uncertainty of the future.

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Released

Original Language

English

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A quietly meditative essay film that traces the fractured history of Sino-Albanian relations through archival fragments and the reflections of those who lived through it. Watching it feels like assembling a puzzle of lost time alongside the filmmaker, who is searching for his grandfather's absent presence in a city that has moved on.