38th edition
17-25 january 2026

To Guard a Mountain

Å Vokte Fjellet

Izer Aliu

Image To Guard a Mountain
NorwayAlbania
2014 Fiction 25 min
Shepard Isa must obey his father's strict order to bring back the lost lamb. On top of the mountain, his little brother and companion, Hamid, is wounded and Isa must decide whether he should do as told or follow his own instinct.
With : Besim Murtezani, Altin Ahxani, Burhan Amiti
Screenplay : Tor Hubro Stene
Image : John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen
Editing : Alline del Almeida
Sound : Emin Salihi
Production : Norwegian Film School, Thomas Stenderup
Distribution: NFI Shorts, Toril Simonsen
Originating from Macedonia,Izer Aliu was born in 1982 and graduated from The Norwegian Film School with the short film To Guard a Mountain.