National Competition 1

I WANT TO SMASH THE GREENHOUSE

Sara is confronted by the first signs of a disease she inherited from her father, which, in its final stage, will turn their bodies into plants. Sara needs a major change. But, before that, she has to try to get rid of the violent memories from her childhood, so she visits her bedridden father and tells him everything she couldn’t tell him until now.

FISH (IF YOU LIVE IN THE WAY OF THE OCEAN, YOU HAVE TO EAT THE OCEAN)

Laura Pop | Duration 7 min.

The ocean. As seen from the perspective of Taiwanese fishermen and fisherwomen, and, also, from the perspective of the fish.

CORPOREAL RED

Anca Bucur | Duration 10 min.

Corporeal Red addresses the question of land monetization, by centering on bauxite extraction and processing. The video proposes a critical reading of the landscape of ruins as well of its reminiscent social ecologies, trying to trace a direct link between their wretched materiality and the contemporary colonial extractivist capitalist system.

THOUGHTS ON MEMORY

Andra Tarara | Duration 7 min.

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.

SENTIMENTAL STORIES

Xandra Popescu | Duration 16 min.

An almost deserted diner in the middle of the port. The owner, Violeta, dreams of a life that could have been different. She employs her niece, Maria, a radical passivist who steers away from any drive or ambition. Between chores and cigarette breaks, they talk about the future. As the day passes, they witness one love story dying out while another is trying to be born.

DANCING AT MY PARENTS’ WEDDING

Andreea Chiper | Duration 23 min.

25 years after her parents' wedding, a filmmaker discovers the VHS recording of the event. By watching and rewatching the images, she tries to discover more about her family, but eventually finds herself trapped in a world of hidden memories.