Kino Kosova, 20.–24.9.2023

Weddings and Diapers

Director	Antoneta Kastrati
Duration	49 min
Language	OV Albanian \| German
Genre	Documentary
Cast
Country	Kosovo
Year	2007
Distributor	Film director

Synopsis

In this touching and humorous documentary, four Kosovar couples from different generations, regions and lifestyles share how they deal with chores, child raising, freedoms and infidelity. How have roles changed and what are the limits to modernity in the union of marriage? From milking the cow to a lesson in diaper changing, watching home wedding videos to the birth of a new baby, and a unique look at the disappearing tradition of polygamy. It’s all a part of the intimate ride we call love (and everything that comes with it) in Weddings and Diapers.

Official trailer

Biografie

Antoneta Kastrati is Kosovo-born writer/director, working between Los Angelos and Kosovo. She is part of the Kosovo New Wave - the first generation of female directors in the country. After surviving the war in the late 1990s, she began making documentary films that addressed unexplored issues of post-war society. She was one of eight female directors selected for the Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. Her thesis short film SHE COMES IN SPRING (2013) premiered at Busan International Film Festival and went on to garner several awards. Her debut feature film, ZANA (2019), premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated as Kosovo's entry for the 2020 Oscars. Antoneta was selected as Sydney Film Festival & EFP's 2020 European women filmmakers to watch.