- Occupation
Producer, Director - Country
Germany
Schwelm Matthias
Where is Enver Hoxha?
Since 1991 there is a gaping hole in the heart of Tirana's city centre. Nowadays the municipal corporation erects a Christmas tree every year at the place, where once the bronze statue of Stalinist dictator Enver Hoxha loomed 10 meters high in the sky. The people have taken proper care of their former hero and made him vanish forever. They have performed their duty so well that nobody even remembers where they have deposited that statue. The film's non-scientific approach is to help people access their memories once again and maybe to collect a little piece of Enver's statue as a souvenir from Albania.
Since 1991 there is a gaping hole in the heart of Tirana's city centre. Nowadays the municipal corporation erects a Christmas tree every year at the place, where once the bronze statue of Stalinist dictator Enver Hoxha loomed 10 meters high in the sky. The people have taken proper care of their former hero and made him vanish forever. They have performed their duty so well that nobody even remembers where they have deposited that statue. The film's non-scientific approach is to help people access their memories once again and maybe to collect a little piece of Enver's statue as a souvenir from Albania.
Born in 1978 in East-Berlin, Germany. Trained as Bank Clerk. Studied from 2000-2002 German, English and Comparative Literature Science in Berlin. Worked for several Film, Theatre and TV production companies in Germany and India. Since 2002 he studies Film and Media at Film Academy of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ludwigsburg. Since 2004 he specialized in Film Direction.
Matthias Schwelm
Maybachstr.39 A
70469 Stuttgart
Maybachstr.39 A
70469 Stuttgart