HAKIE – HAKI. Ein Leben als Mann.
HAKIE – HAKI. Living as a Man.

film type documentary film Production Country Germany production year 2015 runtime 28'12 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Dolby SR original-language Albanian subtitles English, German
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Dolby SR original-language Albanian subtitles English, German

71 year-old Hakie is a sworn virgin, a "Burrnesha". She leads "the life of a man" with great determination. Her daily routine in the Albanian Alps allows us to see how the category "gender" is very much a social construct.

director Anabela Angelovska Editing Imke Koseck DOP Simone Friedel Production Anabela Angelovska Script Anabela Angelovska Sound Design Reard Gjermani
Festivals
2015 Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Germany
2015 Trento Film Festival, Italy
2015 ASTERFEST Film Festival, Strumica, Republic of North Macedonia
2015 Pelicam International Film Festival, Tulcea, Romania
2015 La Femme Film Festival, Beverly Hills, USA
2015 Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, Germany
Production
  • Anabela Angelovska
  • http://www.hakie-haki.de
Distribution
  • Anabela Angelovska
  • http://www.hakie-haki.de
Sales
  • Anabela Angelovska
  • http://www.hakie-haki.de

Anabela Angelovska

The filmmaker and artist Anabela Angelovska lives and works in Hamburg. Since 2005 she has lectured at art academies and universities. Her films and video installations have been presented in art institutions and at film festivals. HAKIE-HAKI. and RETREAT both premiered at the Berlinale and screened internationally.

Filmography
2007 25th of May – Day of the Youth
2009 Templum Novum Salomonis
2015 HAKIE-HAKI. Ein Leben als Mann.
2022 RETREAT