Restoration Premiere | Her Children by Hysen Hakani (1957)
September 17 @ 18:30 - 20:00
Free
PREMIERE | HER CHILDREN (Hakani, 1957)
69 years after its production, one of the earliest milestones of Albanian cinema returns to the screen.
The Central State Film Archive of Albania invites you to the premiere of the restored film Her Children (1957), a work of particular significance in the history of Albanian cinema.
đź“… 17 SEPTEMBER 2026
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 DRITA CINEMA – AQSHF
Her Children is the first Albanian short feature film produced by Kinostudio “Shqipëria e Re”. The film was directed by Hysen Hakani, who presented it as his diploma work at the Academy of Arts in Prague.
This return to the screen holds a special significance for our Archive as well: Her Children is the first restoration carried out entirely by AQSHF specialists, in the institution’s Audiovisual Studio, marking an important step in strengthening our capacity to preserve and restore Albania’s film heritage.
The restoration was carried out by specialists Erand Meça and Hajrije Dedej and included the digital scanning of the original film material, image stabilization, removal of physical damage, correction of contrast and density, and recovery of the visual quality as closely as possible to the original, while respecting the authenticity of the work.
DIRECTOR & SCREENPLAY
Hysen Hakani
MUSIC
Tish Daija
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sokrat Musha
EDITING
Vitori Çeli
CAST
Marie Logoreci · Marika Kallamata · Naim Frashëri · Xhemal Berisha · Loro Kovaçi · Vangjeli Pikuli · Esma Agolli · Pjetër Gjoka · Bejtulla Kurtheshi
Synopsis
The 1950s. In a remote mountain village, a rabid dog bites Fatime’s son. The village doctor advises her to go to the city to seek the necessary medical treatment for the child, but she chooses instead to take him to Remja, a woman who practices traditional magical healing. The boy’s condition deteriorates, and he dies.
14 minutes of film. 69 years of history.
A work returning to the screen to be seen once again.
🎬 We look forward to welcoming you to the premiere of “Her Children”.