Xhezair Dafa (1940-2020)
Documentary and chronicle film director! #KinematografiaArtiSkenikSporti #Regjisoret
Born in the village of Borsh in Saranda on January 24, 1940. Graduated from the technical secondary school in the construction branch and then the high school for actors near the National Theater in Tirana.
Dafa first worked as an assistant director in the films “Commissar of Light” (1966), “Triumph over Death” (1967), “Guerrilla Unit” (1969), “Old Wounds” (1969).
During this period and later he played small roles in several films. His first feature film as a director was “Odyssey of fans” (1972), actually a pantomime one.
His most successful film as a director was “Counselors” (1979).
Other feature films are: “Duke kerkuar 5 oreshin” (1974), “A difficult journey” (1977), “The Itendent” (1980).
His greatest activity was in documentary films, shooting over 25 such as: “New town, new people” (1971), “Pearls of the South” (1972), “Urbanistic of my village” (1973), ” Idriz Seferi is fighting” (1984), “Letter from Komani” (1984), “Prite, prite Skenderbene” (1985), “Facing a harsh winter” (1985) etc.
In 1987, he passed by the State Film Archive, dealing with filming for archival purposes.
From other documentaries and chronicle films, we can mention: “With the help of mountain cooperatives” (1967), “Creative initiatives of the masses” (1967), “Caution” (1970), “Alpinists on the coast” (1970), “Glory to Mao Zedong” (1976), “New purchase in the village” (1977), “Red Megaphone” Ensemble in Albania” (1978), May 1, 1978 (1978), Our chemical industry (1981), “With the small climbers” (1981), “Rruga e nje kombinati” (1981), “From Bolts to Complex Machines and Factories (1982), “Innovators’ Brigade” (1983), “National Conference Dedicated to the Theoretical Thought of Comrade Enver Hoxha” ( 1983), “Always awake” (1983), “Fish cultivation” (1984), “For the health of the people” (1985), “Bleron kjo lulja e Jonit” (1986), “Ne zemer te dibraneve” (1986) etc.
Dafa passed away on February 3, 2020.
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Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013
Reference: “Encyclopedia of Albanian Cinematography” – Toena 2002 / A. T Hoxha (p. 85).
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