The Pumps

The Pumps 1984

1

At a crossroads in a village, an old water pump stands as a testament to the passage of time.

1984

The Bridge

The Bridge 1985

1

Two characters separated by a deep gulf strive to build a solid bridge between the two sides.

1985

Genesis

Genesis 1975

1

A modern parable about the man who learns to build walls and houses.

1975

Cafeneaua viitorului

Cafeneaua viitorului 1999

1

Cafeneaua viitorului preserves an ephemeral episode in the history of the internet, today a phenomenon difficult to dissociate from everyday experience, then a novelty that barely captured the attention of a diverse audience.

1999

Doamne Fă Din Leu Dolar

Doamne Fă Din Leu Dolar 1970

1

The film confronts the reality of cultural displacement and the search for identity, framed by my family’s own longing for the Romanian culture, absent in American surroundings. There Are No Fir Trees Here is a story about the spaces we inhabit and the yearning for a place that feels like home.

1970

Thoughts on Memory

Thoughts on Memory 1970

1

A small part of Ion Tarara's photographic archive is put in sentimental order by his daughter, on which occasion she rethinks the poetics of archivism.

1970

O să fie bine

O să fie bine 1970

1

A couple past their prime have to adapt to the new capitalist times. They both work as caretakers of the capital's Carol Park and lead a relatively quiet life, divided between the bean soup the woman cooks and the lunches the man takes in the mausoleum where some of the most important figures in Romanian politics of the last century sleep their final resting place. Everything falls apart when Trident chewing gum appears in their lives, in the guise of young girls who are intensely promoting a competition organized by the distributing company.

1970