THE DREAM & THE LIE is an experimental feature film created entirely from communist-era Albanian propaganda films, and presented as a triptych. The New Albania Kinostudio was the factory for modern myths, shaping culture and national identity through all genres of film. Every film was meticulously crafted to glorify the state—and yet, the human spirit of the creators shines through.

THE DREAM & THE LIE highlights the tension between art and politics, and celebrates the enduring nature of art in spite of censorship and surveillance.