Watch Gjama (2021) Online

“Gjama” is a rarely practiced mourning ritual that was performed by Albanian men throughout the centuries. By shouting specific phrases and acting out a strict choreography, it is a way of paying respect to the deceased but also overcoming grief and pain over the loss of a loved one. Through the documentation of the re-enactment of the ritual, Zgjim Elshani seeks to recover fragments of the practice in the communities where this form of collective grieving is still a way of overcoming loss. By doing so, the project intends to rethink collective grieving and what it means to publicly display emotions in a male-headed society. Read More

Watch Gjama online. Featuring Geg Zefi and Gjon Kosteri, Gjama is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 4. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in Albania and was released on 2021. Gjama was directed by . Read Less