Of Cats and Daughters
Adea loves playing soccer with the boys and wearing short sports pants. However, her mom disapproves and forbids her to do so. Real girls don’t play football neither walk around dressed like little dudes.
To escape her mother’s aggressive outbursts, she finds comfort in her granny’s loving companion.
When one day Nona falls dead in the garden, Adea loses her one and only ally.
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Elda SorraDirector
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Elda SorraWriter
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Elda SorraProducer
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Nergis NikprelajKey Cast"Adea"
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Rita GjekaKey Cast"Grandmother"
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Julianda EmiriKey Cast"Mother"
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Klodian HoxhaKey Cast"Father"
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Rovena LuleKey Cast"Vera"
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Julia WeingartenDirector of Photography
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Svenja BaumgärtnerEditor
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Stela LaknoriProduction Design
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Manja EbertSound
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Patrick PuszkoComposer
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Project Title (Original Language):Mbi Macet Dhe Vajzat
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:18 minutes
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Completion Date:May 1, 2023
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Country of Origin:Albania
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Country of Filming:Albania
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Language:Albanian
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Shooting Format:Arri Alexa Mini, 3,2K
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Cannes Court MétrageCannes
France
May 24, 2023
Market Screening
Short Film Corner -
Neisse Film FestivalZittau
Germany
May 25, 2023
World Premiere
Official Selection -
DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film FestivalPrizren
Kosovo
August 8, 2023
Official Selection -
Tirana International Film FestivalTirana
Albania
September 25, 2023
Offical Selection -
Visioni Corte International Short Film FestivalGaeta
Italy
October 5, 2023
Official Selection (Finalist) -
Female Filmmakers Festival BerlinBerlin
Germany
October 5, 2023
Official Selection (Award Winner) -
Serbest International Film FestivalKishinev
Moldova, Republic of
September 6, 2023
Official Selection (Semi-Finalist) -
Cyprus International Film Festival "Golden Aphrodite"Nicosia
Cyprus
November 3, 2023
Official Selection (Award Winner) -
Grrl Haus Cinema Short Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
December 11, 2023
Official Selection (Best of 2023) -
20minmax International Short Film FestivalIngolstadt
Germany
April 15, 2024
Official Selection -
Porto Femme International Film FestivalPorto
Portugal
April 18, 2024
Official Selection -
International Short Film Festival LeiriaLeiria
Portugal
May 9, 2024
Official Selection -
Nevada Women's Film FestivalLas Vegas
United States
June 20, 2024
North American Premiere
Official Selection
Elda Sorra is a german actress and filmmaker who was born 1978 in Tirana (Albania) and raised in Lemgo (Germany).
She completed her training as an actress at the "Arturo Acting School" in Cologne from 2000 to 2004. Afterwards she was to be seen on various theatre stages, as well as in different film, cinema and TV productions. In addition, she realized her own artistic projects and worked also as an assistant director.
2017 she wrote and directed her first self-produced short film "Pamçka". The film had its premiere at the 64th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen.
“Of Cats and Daughters” is Sorra’s second short film, which was filmed in Albania.