Elvira Dones

Director, Screenwriter

Born in 1960 in in Durres, Albania. 1984 Receives degree in English and Albanian literature from the State University in Tirana. 1988-2004 Lives in Switzerland. 2004-15 Lives and works in the USA. Works as a bilingual novelist and screenwriter, and has directed a series of documentaries for the Radiotelevisione svizzera. Since 2015 lives in southern Switzerland.

Née en 1960 à Durres (Albanie). 1984 Diplômée en littérature albanais et lettre anglaise de l’Université de Tirana. 1988-2004 Vit en suisse. Écrivain, scénariste et réalisatrice de documentaires pour la Radiotelevisione svizzera. 2004-15 Vit et travaille aux États-Unis. Depuis 2015 vit au Tessin.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2018
Alberto Nessi: fiori d'ombra by Elvira Dones
2004
Inchiodato by Elvira Dones, Fulvio Mariani

Screenwriter

2007
Roulette by Mohammed Soudani
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