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Antoneta Kastrati

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Antoneta Kastrati

Antoneta Kastrati is Kosovo-born writer, director and producer now based in Los Angeles. 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 together with her sister Sevdije, that addressed unexplored issues of post-war society. She was one of eight female directors selected for …

Known For

ZanaZana · 2019
Zana
★ 6.82019
MovieDramaThriller
Haunted by her long-suppressed past and pressured by family to seek treatment from mystical healers for her infertility, a Kosovar woman struggles to reconcile the expectations of motherhood with a legacy of wartime brutality.
LullabyLullaby · 2011
Lullaby
2011
MovieDocumentary
Set amidst the Kosova War in 1999, a teenage girl seeks refuge from a village massacre in a mountain cave, sharing a surreal reunion when her older sister. Inspired by true events.
She Comes in SpringShe Comes in Spring · 2013
She Comes in Spring
2013
Movie
A middle-aged father in a Serbian village is visited by a mysterious young woman who forces him to uncover a dark buried secret about his wartime past.
The Lemurian CandidateThe Lemurian Candidate · 2025
The Lemurian Candidate
★ 9.02025
MovieComedyDrama
Three former college buddies who reunite for a backpacking trip on Mount Shasta to heal old wounds and improve their mental health. The weekend descends into madness and a quest for alien contact after one of them introduces hallucinogens into the mix.
Weddings and DiapersWeddings and Diapers · 2007
Weddings and Diapers
2007
MovieDocumentary
In this touching and humorous documentary, four Kosovar couples share how they deal with chores, child raising, freedoms and infidelity. How have roles changed and what are the limits to modernity in the sacred union of marriage?
The GuardianThe Guardian · 2010
The Guardian
2010
MovieDocumentary
A story about a mountain man and his struggle to save the forests of the Rugova Mountain from over-logging and environmental destruction. As we learn the stories of his youth, growing up in those mountains with his brother, we begin to understand the history behind Fatos’ frustration.

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