The Boar with Silver Tusks

The Boar with Silver Tusks 1970

1

While hunting a mysterious boar, a man gets lost in the forest. He encounters increasingly strange things, and his life is put in danger.

1970

On the Road

On the Road 1998

1

Every autumn, shepherds from Transylvania set off with their flocks in search of green grass. This Sheep Road is to some extent like the famous historic Silk Road and the Salt Road.

1998

Rapsodia Rustică

Rapsodia Rustică 1970

1

Jean Mihail’s "Rapsodia Rustica" deals with the life in Romanian villages in the period after the war.

1970

The Steel-Work in the Cybernetic Era

The Steel-Work in the Cybernetic Era 1974

1

" The electronic computer - with its many possibilities of fast data processing - is not strictly used in scientific and economic fields anymore, it now plays a direct part in the production process. Filmed at the Galați Steel Mill, the film shows the ways in which the computer conducts the production of steel, making fast decisions in as little time as possible, in raport to the variety of situations which may occur. "

1974

Fragmentations

Fragmentations 1970

1

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived happily with her parents and her younger sister. But the little girl lived in Romania and her parents really wanted a house for them, so they went to work in Spain. The little girl stayed with her sister in the care of her grandmother and so the years passed, until one day the little sister told her that their parents were going to return. So the little girl began to hope.

1970

In the Light of Memory

In the Light of Memory 2010

1

The film explores sites and practices of memory in post-socialist Bucharest, twenty years after the fall of Romanian communism. It was shot in Cismigiu Gardens, one of the oldest public parks in Bucharest. This central, urban space attracts people from all walks of life. It is a place for social interaction, solitary reflection, reverie, and memory. Interweaving recollections of the past with present-day scenes from the park, the film presents a montage of stillness and motion, images and voices, landscapes and people.

2010

Memory Objects, Memory Dialogues

Memory Objects, Memory Dialogues 2011

1

A split-screen animated film that explores the complex nature of memory in contemporary post-communist Romania. Using a collection of everyday, household objects as windows into the past, it features 16mm stop-motion animations of these artifacts, projected alongside selections of interviews from the ethnographic research with the objects’ owners.

2011

I, for One, Am Alive and Well, and I Hope You Are, Too...

I, for One, Am Alive and Well, and I Hope You Are, Too... 1970

1

"Aflați despre mine..." stands as a quintessential social documentary from the perspective of 1980s filmmakers, delving into the effects of labor migration from agriculture to urban industry. Filmed in bachelor accommodations, it captures the intimate confessions of residents, offering faces and voices to the societal shifts in socialist times. The documentary, set against a backdrop of dormitory life, features a nuanced soundtrack blending informal interviews with the monotony of daily routines. Panning from window to window, the camera reveals the aspirations of temporary dwellers dreaming of a future beyond provisional living and aiming to settle into homes of their own.

1970

Toni and Friends

Toni and Friends 2020

5.80

Rebeca, Iulia and Florin, a film crew with not much experience, decide to shoot a documentary about the mysterious Toni Oniga. They have heard about him from many friends and are very interested in meeting him. But he turns out to be very hard to find. The filmmakers get the impression that people don’t want to say where Toni Oniga is. They have only good things to say about him, that he was like salvation to them, but never go into any details. Things get more and more confusing. Is it possible that Tony Oniga is an urban legend and never really existed?

2020

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

heart's coming into place

heart's coming into place 2023

1

There's disagreement between heart and reason. While trying to find common ground, they quarrel like blind.

2023

Glass Fingers

Glass Fingers 2023

1

A woman gives shape to octopuses out of her own flesh. When she runs out of matter, she has to face what she has created.

2023

STATIC

STATIC 2022

1

a scream bothers someone's existence, but it's not the horizon that holds it.

2022

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