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Haxhi Xhihani (Xhiku) was born in 1953. Since 1973 he has worked in the bunker factory "Josif Pashko" in Tirana, Albania. Qualified as a model worker in helping the collective work, he was decorated with the Medal of Honor "Tireless worker" by the brigadier of factory Jani Ciko. After the communist regime, a part of the factory was destroyed and what remained is privatized, becoming a factory that producing tile for the sidewalks. The owner of the factory is the former brigadier. Currently, Xhiku is paid 3 euro per day.

Pleurad Xhafa is an visual artist and filmmaker who lives and work in Tirana, Albania. After studies in Bologna, he graduated with an MFA at the Academy of Fine Arts, Bologna in 2012. Continues his research work in critically engaged and investigative conceptual practice. Through his work he attends to the legacies of conceptual and documentary approaches in art, making it relevant in the landscape of contemporary art research. He has participated in International group shows including: Every revolution is a throw of dice, Genoa, Italy (2006); Onufri Prize, Albania (2008); Tirana Biennale, Albania (2009); Berlin Biennale, Germany (2010); Lavoro/Work/Vore, Udine, Italy (2013); Ardhja Award, Tirana, Albania (2013); Shame on you, Celje, Slovenia (2015) His work as been awarded first prizes at Young Visual Artist Award in 2013 by Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art (T.I.C.A) and International studio & Curator Program (ISCP), New York.

Loop Loop Loop attempts to explore film as a matter and its value from changing perspectives. Using a combination of 16mm, Super 8mm, handmade film strips, and found footages as materials, this film intends to represent the adventure of two nonhuman characters on a train ("chicken features garlic skin" is a Chinese idiom referring to trivial matters) , where they are having a conversation around "film stock".

Yifan Xu (b.1998, China) is an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker who primarily works with photographic medium (still and moving images), sound, and installation. She received a B.A. degree with honors in Art and Film & Media Studies and a minor in Economics from Lafayette College in 2019. Currently, she is an MFA candidate in Film/Video at the California Institute of the Arts.

Piece together some Chinese characters to sound like English. Secrets are briefly revealed, but at the same time the door to them is closed forever. We linger at the door, and I just want to stay with you longer.

Mengzhu Xue is a Chinese director and artist. She is currently studying fine art and film in Germany. Mengzhu enjoys exploring the combination of different media to create images in a multi-dimensional way. She often draws inspiration from personal experiences and subtle observations of cross-cultural contradictions in everyday life. Through artistic transformation, she wants to create a space that transcends language.