The Road to Kosovo was traveled by six college students in a documentary that chronicles the struggle of an ethnic Albanian family during the 1999/2000 Kosovar conflict. Documented at a very human level, this crisis hits home with its viewers, as these students follow the Kelmendi family from the refugee camps to their home in Mitrovica, in northern Kosovo.

From a ethnic Albanian point of view, we learn of their harrowing exodus from Kosovo and the process of reclamation that these refugees must go through, when they return home to find that their once familiar society has become livable only under constant military occupation. Throughout the film, these young American students discover how the Kosovar Albanians have become foreigners in their own land.

Director: James Saldana

Our Road to Kosovo home: www.idcfilms.com

Festival Screenings

BestFest America Award (pending) San Diego, U S A July 2005 (Film Festival)
The Bronx International Film Festival Honrable Mention New York, NY, U S A July 2005 (Film Festival)
Planet Ant Film & Video Film Festival Best Documentary Detroit, U S A June 2005 (Film Festival)
Artsfest Film Festival Harrisburg, PA, U S A May 2005 (Film Festival)
fest-EYE-ful (Sponsored by IFC) Texarkana, TX, U S A April 2005 (Film Festival) NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE
COMPLETION DATE NOTICE: Events before 2005 are 'Work-In-Progess' submissions The film's offical completion date is ©2005, U S A February 2005 (OTHER)
Amnesty International 'Human Rights Film Festival' Showcase Screening *[see notice] St. Johns, NF, Canada March 2004 (Film Festival)
WSIU - PBS station (my university's local station) Student Showcase *[see notice] Carbondale, IL, U S A August 2003 (Broadcast TV)
Angelus Awards Student Finalist Award *[see notice] Hollwood, CA, U S A November 2002 (Film Festival)
Detroit Docs - International Film Festival Screening *[see notice] Detroit, MI, U S A November 2002 (Film Festival)

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