Four Questions

Four Questions 1967

1

An unusual attempt at cinéma vérité, in which people are asked if they are happy, while city lights flood the summer nights to the strains of a tender croon.

1967

Rhythms

Rhythms 1970

1

One of the very rare Romanian abstract films. Rhythms presents concrete objects that break down into all sorts of colours, shapes and shifting substances.

1970

Being Romanian: A Family Journal

Being Romanian: A Family Journal 2018

8.00

Being Romanian: A Family Journal is the story of millions of Romanians who, through various circumstances, have ended up living between these borders and having to stand each other: just the way things happen in every large family. This is a journey through space and time, where family bridges the gap between every moment that has united us or torn us apart during the last 100 years since the Great Union that marked the birth of modern Romania.

2018

Cules de vie la Mărășești

Cules de vie la Mărășești 1928

1

At the border between traditional live coverage (that describes the stages of grape reaping) and a private family movie, the film shows a visit to the estate of Avram Ghiltcik.

1928

Our Summer Break

Our Summer Break 2023

6.00

After a long period of not talking to each other, Ana, freshly out of med-school, reunites with her mother by the seaside, to rekindle the relationship. In the pursuit of retrieving some of her very early memories, she begins to understand and fill in some gaps from her upbringing. The trip along this memory lane will unfold things left unsaid for too long. A story about family ties, love and miscommunication.

2023

Surpriza domnului Bruk

Surpriza domnului Bruk 1979

1

Counterintelligence film from communist Romania. Also known as "Stația pilot"

1979

30.03

30.03 2023

1

A short film and about losing someone and finding oneself. Dive into the timelessness of death and the life that remains after.

2023

Ana

Ana 2012

1

Two friends make a bet that Valera won’t milk Ana’s goat. In the night they come drunk and break into Ana’s yard. Ana tries to stop them and becomes their victim.

2012

Spring

Spring 1997

1

Two versions – an optimistic and a pessimistic one – of a sonnet by Ion Luca Caragiale turn into video landscapes. Which one do you prefer?

1997

Sasha

Sasha 2022

6.50

A young snail grapples with the world's bewildering chaos and the enigma of their own body. Thrust into a quest for personal discovery, they must unlock the truth about their sexual identity through a bizarre and unexpected confrontation with their other half.

2022

The Silversmith

The Silversmith 2022

6.00

In early XVII century, a talented young silversmith from the Transylvanian city of Baia Mare, immersed himself in alchemical studies 400 years ago and came into conflict with the most powerful man in the area. In a parallel act in the present time, an entrepreneur from Baia Mare is investigating after he accidentally found the unknown alchemist in his hometown.

2022

The Chalice. Of Sons and Daughters

The Chalice. Of Sons and Daughters 2022

6.00

Traditional Roma-communities of Romania are culturally rich communities, ruled with complicated rituals and customs. Marriage is maybe the most set in stone such custom, with everything about it being under very strict community control. What keeps everyone alert is Roma marriage’s highest stake: fertility and conceiving boys.

2022