Shortfilms Spotlight: România

Sleek fashion film with a profound message. Gabriel Juduc reflects on the values he was once taught and what remains of them. In elegant images he tells of the changing times and his path of acceptance above all of himself.

Romanian Marinela relies on the translation skills of her daughter Ilinca for her official visit, but the 8-year-old has other plans. Full of colorful misunderstandings, a child's wishes meet her mother's existential worries.

Gripping historical drama in a short format. In the household of a wealthy Romanian noblewoman in 1855, Maria, a Roma slave, fights for the freedom of her son Dinca. Once the master of the house made her a promise, but then he died.

Dark psychological thriller set in a remote Transylvanian village. Since her mother disappeared, Emma lives alone with her evil father, but one day she thinks she saw her mother in the market crowd and begins to have doubts.

One phone call is enough to turn everything upside down. Having come to Belgium to earn money, Romanian Bogdan suddenly gets a call at work that his wife has been in an accident. But how can he be in two places at once?

Wild and humorous, the film tells of the clever but poor Dorin, who takes on the bachelor exam of a 'rich kid` for money. He has only one night to prepare, but on that very night a party troupe lands in his dorm room.

During a theater workshop for teenagers, young Alex gets into an intimate situation with an older girl. But is this really what he wanted? Annoyance, congratulations - Alex doesn't know what's happening to him with this reversal of gender roles.