I Believe the Portrait Saved Me

Twenty-five years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recalls a pivotal moment of survival. Held in a detention center, he was ordered to draw a Serbian commander’s portrait to save his life.

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War Photographer

War Photographer

2001

Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage

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2022

Gora

Gora

2017

The Agreement

2013

Giorgio Mattia: From Kosovo to Iraq

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2014

In Between

In Between

2019

Kosovar Diary

2009

Stolen Kosovo

2008

Besko

Besko

2022

You Leave, I Won't!

You Leave, I Won't!

2015

Draussen bleiben

2007

Fragments of Humanity

Fragments of Humanity

2022

A Single Frame

A Single Frame

2015

Boll Mo: Sexism in Kosova

Boll Mo: Sexism in Kosova

2023

The Actors of Cannes

2023

Flotel Europa

2015

Cheers Kosovo, Hang in There!

Cheers Kosovo, Hang in There!

2017

The Celebration of 550th Anniversary of the Kosovo Battle

The Celebration of 550th Anniversary of the Kosovo Battle

1939

Stories of the Kosovo War

Stories of the Kosovo War

2019

The Unidentified

The Unidentified

2015