Blues in Tirana
Super 8mm film transferred to 4K, Colour, Stereo Sound, 17'00, 2025, Albania/China/UK
Film Stills, Blues in Tirana (2025). Copyright the Artist.
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 global picture of the Cold War using old photographs, poetry, and an uneasy future.
Written, Produced & Directed by Dino Zhang
Cast: Deni Çava; Enes Xhabija; Alexandra Eder
Camera Assistant & Recording: Simon Mengzhe Xu
Voiceover: Zuxiang Mao; Dino Zhang
Editor: Dino Zhang
Editing Consultant: Stéphanie Meth
Original Music Track: Dina Hajrullahu; Franc Kurti (I Tpame I Tvrame)
Sound Design & Score: Gary "Notale" Guo
Colour Grading: Gabriel Xavier
Film Process & Scan: DDREDfilmlab
Supported by The Elephant Trust Fund
