Benart Laze

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Benart Laze

Born July 14, 1988 · Albania (age 38)

Benart Laze is a filmmaker from Tirana, Albania, with over 15 years of experience in cinema, television, and commercial production. A graduate of the Academy of Arts in Tirana (2010), he began his career on set as an assistant director for both local and international productions. His directorial debut, the short film Atila (2017), earned recognition at festivals in Albania and abroad. In 2020, h…

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KazermaKazerma · 2025
Kazerma
2025
MovieThriller
In a high-stakes reality show set within a grueling military barracks, ten contestants push their physical and psychological limits for fame, only to realize the true danger lies in the hands of the manipulators behind the camera.
AtilaAtila · 2018
Atila
2018
MovieDrama
Kujtim, a fisherman trapped between a haunting past and a hopeless present, works on his father-in-law’s boat. At a crossroads in life, he takes a perilous gamble and ventures deep into the sea.
DiscofuneralDiscofuneral · 2021
Discofuneral
2021
MovieThrillerComedy
A quiet routine unfolds in an absurd world, where a man drifts between dreams of dancing to disco hits with the love of his life and the reality of working as a gravedigger in a cemetery.
5 Times No5 Times No · 2023
5 Times No
5.02023
MovieRomanceComedy
On the biggest television in the country, Jora is in competition with Klara, another television producer, and both are willing to do anything to win the project, even with a shot under the belt.
A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes OnA Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On · 2022
A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On
5.02022
MovieDrama
In today’s Tirana, Agim and Gëzim, two inseparable deaf-mute identical twin brothers, live under the same roof. Ana, Gëzim’s girlfriend, a young high-spirited woman in her thirties, visits them quite often. One evening, Agim is driving back home with Gëzim, when his sight gets blurred and a fatal accident nearly occurs. At the ophthalmologist, a few days later, the two brothers discover that due to a genetic and rare disease, they will separately, but progressively and irreversibly go blind. Slowly immersing into an unbearable silenced darkness, not being able to see the world and each other anymore, only Ana by their side, the two brothers have to make a strong decision around a cup of coffee with new shoes on.

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A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes OnA Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On · 2022
A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On
5.02022
MovieDrama
In today’s Tirana, Agim and Gëzim, two inseparable deaf-mute identical twin brothers, live under the same roof. Ana, Gëzim’s girlfriend, a young high-spirited woman in her thirties, visits them quite often. One evening, Agim is driving back home with Gëzim, when his sight gets blurred and a fatal accident nearly occurs. At the ophthalmologist, a few days later, the two brothers discover that due to a genetic and rare disease, they will separately, but progressively and irreversibly go blind. Slowly immersing into an unbearable silenced darkness, not being able to see the world and each other anymore, only Ana by their side, the two brothers have to make a strong decision around a cup of coffee with new shoes on.

Assistant Director