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An Albanian woman fights her society’s misogynistic expectations to become an entrepreneur in the aftermath of the Kosovo War in the award-winning drama Hive, screening on May 9th at 5:30 pm at the downtown Klamath County Library.
Based on the true story of Albanian businesswoman Fahrije Hoti, Hive highlights the struggles of the Albanian diaspora in the aftermath of the Kosovo War, and Fahrije’s efforts to carve out her own economic destiny. As the film begins, Fahrije’s husband is missing – and has been for years, ever since the war ended in 1999. Fahrije struggles to make ends meet for her children, and the beehives her husband left behind can’t provide for her family. She makes a daring move for her patriarchal society – she starts a business with other women in similar circumstances selling ajvar, a relish made from sweet bell peppers and eggplants popular in the Balkans and broader Southeast Europe. The men in Fahrije’s community are openly hostile to every step she takes on the path to her goals – from obtaining a driver’s license, to meeting with prospective male buyers for her condiment on her own. Stubbornly powering through grief and ongoing violence, Fahrije leads her family and the women of her community to stability and hope. Hive debuted at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and became the first film in Sundance history to win all three of the festival’s main awards – the Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Award and the Directing Award – in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.
Hive is unrated, in Albanian with subtitles, and runs for 1 hour, 24 minutes.
For more information, please call 541-882-8894.