Interview with Shelbatra Jashari by Gabriela Babnik

Shelbatra Jashari was born in Kosovo, since she was 11 years old she has lived in Belgium. Her short movie 'Kismet' (Turkish for Fate) reminds film lovers of the avantgard films of Maya Deren. In it she is playing with a islamic female identity and its representation in the West. The film was shown at the film festival in Rotterdam and awarded at the Courtisane film festival (Gent, Belgium). The conversation with Shelbatra was made at the festival City of Women (Cowebproject) by Gabriela Babnik.