May 15, 2016
Albanian Institute is pleased to present the premiere screening of film Babai, with partners at Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI).
We are thrilled to announce that Visar Morina’s richly layered, gratifyingly ambitious film, Babai, starring Astrit Kabashi and Val Maloku, will have its North American Premiere as the Opening Night selection at Panorama Europe Film Festival taking place at Museum of Moving Image (MoMI) on May 15, 2015!
This heartrending father-son saga is a timely look at the refugee plight as seen through the eyes of a child. In Kosovo in the early 1990s, ten-year-old Nori (Val Maloku) and his father (Astrit Kabashi) eke out a meager subsistence selling cigarettes on the streets. But when his father flees to Germany without him, the steadfast Nori boldly follows after him, making the risky journey across Europe as an undocumented immigrant. Winner of the Best Director award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and of multiple prizes at the Munich Film Festival, the feature debut from Kosovar-born, Germany-based director Morina marks the arrival of an impressive new talent. In Albanian, German, and English with English subtitles.
A film by Visar Morina. 2014. With Val Moloku, Astrit Kabashi, Adriana Matoshi, Alban Ukaj.
Date & Time
Sunday, May 15, 2016, 6:45 PM
Venue:
Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI)
36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY 11106.
Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) is the country’s only museum dedicated to the art, history, technique, and technology of the moving image in all its forms. MoMI advances the understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media by presenting exhibitions, education programs, significant moving-image works, and interpretive programs, and collecting and preserving moving-image related artifacts.
