Filmmakers
MANUSHAQE IBRAHIMI is an emerging artist from Kosova and recently completed her studies in Art and Digital Media. Her work is deeply rooted in experimental projects in themes of isolation and personal experiences, often addressing social issues. Her desire for storytelling, photography and other visual mediums has led her to explore filmmaking as a way of addressing untold stories.
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LEART RAMA is a filmmaker and DJ/producer from Kosovo. As an alumni of Future is Here by DokuFest, he mentors emerging filmmakers. After graduating in Film Directing and Television from the University of Arts in Tirana, he founded Katarzë Films. His works, such as Life After a Lifetime and Corona Diary, have screened globally. He also founded the music label blissblissbliss and contributes as the music curator of DokuFest's Dokunights.
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DAFINA DAKA, a filmmaker and therapist based in Prishtina, explores identity, societal norms, and human emotion. She began her film career at DokuFest’s workshop, creating the short documentary BURRË (MAN), which examines masculinity in Kosovar society. The film follows a young man defying societal expectations, challenging gender boundaries and portraying resistance and self-discovery.
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HANA AHMETI, a filmmaker from Kosovo, developed a passion for photography in her teens, which expanded to films and documentaries. Currently studying Camera and Film Editing at the University of Prishtina, Hana has shot and edited short films like Flutura and Adelina, showcased at European festivals. She is also an alumni of Future is Here at Dokufest, where she works as an editor.
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RIAD ARFIN is an award-winning Bangladeshi filmmaker living in Scotland, known for his passion for poetic yet thought-provoking cinema. His film A Border Between Us was screened at the BFI London Film Festival and Doc NYC, winning the Best Short Film award at the UK Asian Film Festival in 2024.
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HUSS AL-CHOKHDAR is an Arab artist based in Glasgow, driven by a passion for storytelling through film, performance, and moving image. His work explores displacement, memory, and resistance, blending personal and political narratives to address urgent issues facing the Arab world. With international screenings and experience programming for film festivals, Huss’s art sparks meaningful conversations and challenges dominant narratives.
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MERAY DINER is an award-winning director focused on creative and participatory documentaries exploring land, water, and environmental issues through a women’s perspective. Her work challenges gender roles, parenthood, and representation. Her film Pink Moon examines intergenerational trauma within a family from the post-conflict community of Cyprus.
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EOIN WILSON documents people and communities in resistance, covering topics such as a Basque miscarriage of justice, firefighters on Mexico City's margins, police violence and forced disappearances, and armed indigenous defense of land. Having lived in Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Mexico, Ireland, and Scotland, he is currently completing a documentary-based PhD on resistance to organized violence in Mexico.
