Sașa and Petre 2021
1957, communist Romania. Sasa talks about his 45 year long relationship with Petre, in a time when homosexuality was criminalized.
1957, communist Romania. Sasa talks about his 45 year long relationship with Petre, in a time when homosexuality was criminalized.
Based on Romanian legends and folk tales about the outlaws from Carpathian Mountains. The film is the middle episode of an adventure trilogy that almost four decades ago anticipated the series of local films with lawless heroes from the 1960s and 1970s; unfortunately, the other two films, "Iancu Jianu" and "Ciocoii", were not preserved.
Dying in the trenches during World War II, Stefan looks back at his own life and that of his father. Through his memories, the film presents a story that embraces two generations and various eras. It is a film about the tragedy of lives dragged into conflicts against their will, of lives violently ruined or ended – a story about the devastating consequences of war. Interweaving past and present, the flashback narrative depicts the war as a perpetual situation where the “little people” always turn out to be on the losing side.
A short film that raises questions about what is seen and heard on screen. Questions about the perception of reality, as well as questions about the perception of love.
Sahia also picked up commercial work from time to time. In this case, literally; a movie stuntman sells personal injury insurance to onlookers. Included as an extra on the Sahia Vintage DVDs.
Electro is the first documentary from Romania that tries to define the term 'electro community': attitudes, values, forms of manifestation, artists, fans, promoters. The area of interest is Bucharest, considered to be the most effervescent and eclectic city for the Romanian electro movement. In a flashy and hip talking heads format, electro covers topics of interest for a socio-cultural phenomenon still in an early stage of development in Romania: music piracy on the Internet, the lack of labels focused on promotion.
On Christmas Eve, Sebi finds a text message on his father's phone and reads it out loud.
The sounds and images of war are reflected in the content of children’s play.
Rebel, rebel is a glimpse into the worlds of two fourteen year old girls who are seemingly unrelated, but both outsiders.
The film follows residents who refuse to abandon their homes despite shrinking communities, closed services, and growing isolation. Through intimate conversations, daily routines, and personal reflections, the documentary examines: • What it means to hold onto a disappearing way of life • The emotional cost of staying when others leave • The strength and identity tied to land, family history, and community • The quiet resilience of those who remain behind Rather than portraying rural life nostalgically, it presents a grounded, human portrait of individuals adapting to change while preserving dignity, belonging, and continuity in places slowly fading from the map.
During one winter night in a block of flats, a resident and a food-delivery guy make an unexpected bond.