Searching for the lost simplicity

Searching for the lost simplicity 1970

1

Shot in various romanian traditional villages on Prahova Valley, the film explores the simple life of isolated villagers of all ages, throughout all four seasons.

1970

Călătoriile lui Pin-Pin

Călătoriile lui Pin-Pin 1986

1

Pin-Pin is a circus artist penguin who goes around the world to find partners for a new show. After countless adventures, Pin-Pin returns home, to the circus, with his long-dreamed partners.

1986

Songs from the Backyard

Songs from the Backyard 2022

1

Shot in a cinéma verité style, a group of students make a film in Botosani penitentiary. They start to follow Gheorghita, a worker from the kitchen. He is working hard to gain the trust of the guards and to blend in with his fellow inmates. As the students get closer to him, they realise how the environment ends up shaping the identity of the individual.

2022

LI8E9

LI8E9 1970

1

The film tells the story of Nicoleta Giurcanu, who was arrested at only 14 years old, along with her father and brother, while protesting for freedom and democracy during the 1989 revolution. Later, Nicoleta was taken to the police station, then in the most feared prison in Romania and even in a torture chamber. 33 years later, Nicoleta is a Civic Education teacher, fights for the truth and teaches young people what true freedom is.

1970

In search of engineer Dragomirescu

In search of engineer Dragomirescu 2022

1

In search of engineer Dragomirescu, is a documentary film directed by Dragoș Zamosteanu, which brings to the attention of the public the tragic destiny of Gheorghe Dragomirescu, an exceptional engineer, the father of six children, denounced for singing, on January 1, 1959, at the anniversary to a friend, "Deșteaptă-te, române!" and "Vântuleț de primăvară"

2022

Remember Iuliu Maniu - 1986

Remember Iuliu Maniu - 1986 1970

3.50

"Remember Iuliu Maniu-1986" is a documentary film produced by the "Iuliu Maniu" Memorial House in Bădăcin. The film talks about the courage of a group of young people to commemorate Iuliu Maniu, 33 years after his death.

1970

Humoresca

Humoresca 2007

6.00

After a long life of hard work, 94-year-old Maria outsmarts a priest in her Romanian village.

2007

A women's world

A women's world 1970

1

In a not so distant time females run the world and one day, they stumble upon a couple of artists.

1970

Gogulică ceferist

Gogulică ceferist 1930

1

Gogulic is an unemployed man chased by bad luck who has some adventures in the industrial periphery of Bucharest. Burlesque comedy

1930

Valea Jiului - Notes

Valea Jiului - Notes 2018

1

This video essay deepens loneliness, poverty and depression by developing the tragic story of a boy from the Jiu Valley who commits suicide because of his mother’s absence.

2018

Stereomania

Stereomania 1980

1

A visit to a Romanian disco where the rhythms of songs like Iko Iko and Invisible Sun interweave with. The edited footage from dance floors, concert halls, and stages is a multi-channel remix of the original recorded material with the filmmaker’s edited appropriated documentary footage.

1980

FENOMEN

FENOMEN 1986

1

This celebratory ode to the life of the potato explores the structures and shapes of the root vegetable with a monumental orchestral accompaniment and the help of a dynamic camera. Dazzling rays of sunlight penetrate the wicker incubator and illuminate in backlight the impressive tangle of roots and wrinkled skin of the agricultural crop.

1986

The Border of Death

The Border of Death 2020

3.50

A shocking testimony of the times when Romania was a giant prison fenced with barbed wire and guarded by indoctrinated border guards ready to machine-gun the dream of freedom of any reckless person who would dare to escape the absurdity of communist dictatorship. Some managed to escape. Others ended up shot near the border or drowned in the Danube. Some survived the border crossing attempts, but were left broken, traumatized and mutilated for life. This is their true story.

2020

Însemnări de reporter

Însemnări de reporter 1967

1

Banned for 20 years during the communist regime in Romania, this short film depicts New York City through the eyes of a director and a writer.

1967

Tolănici

Tolănici 1958

6.00

A little bear cub grew up very lazy. Spring came, but the little bear did not want to wake up and went to chase after the cold Winter's sleigh. Soon Bear got to the palace of Santa Claus, where he had many funny adventures. Here the little boy understood a lot, learned a lot. Now Mishka will no longer be a layabout.

1958