A dream, a city, a boy.

The starting point for the film ‘Every Epoch Dreams the Next‘ is an excerpt from the film Qyteti më i ri në botë (dir. Xhanfise Keko, 1974, ENG: ‘The Youngest City in the World’) from the communist era in Albania. In a dream-like scene in this feature film, a boy dreams of a modern city in which progress and change are represented by buildings and constructions. ‘Every Epoch Dreams the Next‘ revolves around the historical and current transformation processes of the urban space of the Albanian city of Tirana and reflects on the power of images, historical and contemporary utopias and the interplay with architecture.

The film examines the dream as a space of action in which historical and social inscriptions, transformations and connections between different eras and systems merge with one another. ‘Every Epoch Dreams the Next‘ explores how a cityscape changes as power structures shift and how these power structures can override the common good and the general public. A reflection on democratic developments, new and old regimes, money laundering, propaganda, and the accessibility of public space.

Music: Karolina Preuschl / Animations: Stefanie Schwarzwimmer / Additional Music: Frank Rottmann

Program Education through culture, forum at “Sami Frashëri” High School.