Eliza Dushku launches Albania promotional documentary

TIRANA, June 12 – “Dear Albania. I’ve been always curious about you and fascinated by your mysteries. I am an Albanian American from Boston. My grandparents migrated to America in the early 19202 s and they passed away before I was born. My father taught me to be proud of my Albanian blood. It’s time for me to find out whyŢ This is how Hollywood actress, American-Albanian Eliza Dushku opens her documentary promoting Albania as a tourist destination following her trip to Albania in the summer of 2011. Eliza Dushku visited her homeland to discover both the old and the new Albania. Alongside her brother Nate, Albanian-American photographer Fadil Berisha, boyfriend Rick Fox, and some famous Albanians, she blazed a trail from the capital city Tirana to the sandy and rocky beaches of the Albanian Riviera and the rugged villages of the Albanian Alps. “I experienced many Albanian customs; eating, dancing, exploring, playing, shopping, sporting, etc. I got to know the people, politics and economics of a young democracy in an ancient land, uncovering Albania as it lives today,” says Dushku.
“Witnessing the pride of the country and receiving the key to Korce – the city of my family’s origin – and my Albanian citizenship, I was amazed to discover how Albania lives in me.”
The Hollywood actress has also made an appeal for donations to help get through the edit and delivery of the documentary to non-profit public television networks. In August 2011, Eliza Dushku visited Albania to shoot a documentary promoting Albanian tourism around the world. The Hollywood actress of Albanian origin arrived in Albania last Sunday on a 10-day visit along with an American crew and representatives of Lonely Planet tourist guide, which has put Albanian as the world’s top travel destination for 2011.
She was also awarded the Albanian citizenship in a ceremony held at the President’s office.
Five years ago, Eliza had a double-headed eagle, modeled after the one in Albania’s national flag done on her back during her first visit to Albania and Kosovo.
The 30-year-old actress is most known for her role Faith in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and as Echo in “Dolhouse” series as well as the upcoming “Locked In” and “Torchwood: Web of Lies”. Dushku’s father is Albanian- American and her mother is of Danish and English descent.