The Romanian Film Festival: HomeLands [Hybrid]

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Nov. 11–27, 2022 [Online]

Nov. 11-13 + 18-20, 2022 [In-Person]


The Romanian Film Festival: HomeLands [Hybrid]

 

Movies remain, year after year, our main path and answer, when everything else seems out of place.

HomeLands, the 2022 edition of the RFF, is a genre-spanning selection of internationally acclaimed movies that, complemented by special guest events and film talks, reflect on themes and events of the past year. The carefully curated program celebrates the power of film to map out new meaning in a world where people have been displaced by wars, economic crises, political instability, and natural disasters. Audiences are asked to redefine their sense of belonging—of homelands—in relation to family, neighbors, home countries, and to the planet itself.

After two successful virtual editions in 2020 and 2021, the festival continues this year in a hybrid format, with virtual programs available nationwide on the web, and with in-person screenings from Nov. 11–13 and Nov. 18–20 at Northwest Film Forum.

The festival is co-organized with ARCS Arizona and ARCS Detroit. It keeps its partnership with the Romanian Film Fest Arizona, whose in-person screenings take place Nov. 19–20 at Majestic Tempe 7 in Tempe, AZ. Poster art for 2022 is by Daniel Ursache.

 

The Romanian Film Fest Arizona: 2nd Edition


Two thirds of this festival will be available to view online, on-demand, from Nov. 11–27. The remainder can only be seen at Northwest Film Forum, Nov. 11-13 + 18-20!

One exception, Anca Damian’s animated feature The Island, will be available to view both online and in-person (on Nov. 13 at 5pm).


IN-PERSON:

VIRTUAL:

The Island

Robinson, a doctor on a secluded island, finds his solace invaded by migrants, NGOs, and guards. When he meets Friday, a refugee, his solitude ends forever.

A Q&A with director Anca Damian will be hosted on Zoom on November 14 at 10am PT. If you’re interested in participating in the Q&A to ask questions, you may do so by registering here in advance.

The Certainty of Probabilities

Comprised entirely of archival footage from 1968, this essay film surveys the efforts of the state to ensure social stability in a society that claimed to have quashed all forms of alienated labor.

A Q&A with director Raluca Durbacă was hosted on Zoom on November 18 at 10am PT. Watch it here!

The Man Who Would Be Free

Have you ever considered that talking to a complete stranger could open your eyes and make you abandon everything that gave meaning to your life?

A Q&A with director Mihai Mincan & George Chiper-Lillemark will be hosted on Zoom on November 20 at 9am PT. If you’re interested in participating in the Q&A to ask questions, you may do so by registering here in advance.

Ukrainian Sheriffs

A tragicomic portrait of a two-man team of sheriffs in a remote Ukrainian village who are disturbed by everyday incidents and political developments.

A Q&A with director Roman Bondarchuk will be hosted on Zoom on November 23 at 10am PT. If you’re interested in participating in the Q&A to ask questions, you may do so by registering here in advance.

Us Against Us

Two screens. A father and his daughter are filming each other. He has schizophrenia; she grew up without him.

A Q&A with director Andra Tarara was hosted on Zoom on November 17 at 12pm PT. Watch it here!

Wood

An environmental spy infiltrates the global syndicate for illegal timber trading. With the aid of a hidden camera he documents the chain of illegal activities, from harvesting of the wood to the marketing of “washed” products in supermarkets. This turns out to be an excellent motor for political change.

A Q&A with directors Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and Michaela Kirst will be hosted on Zoom on November 19 at 11am PT. If you’re interested in participating in the Q&A to ask questions, you may do so by registering here in advance.

Immaculate

When young Daria enters rehab, her perceived innocence gains her the protection of the mostly male junkies inside, but she soon finds out that this special treatment comes at a great price.

A Q&A with one of the directors of the film George Chiper-Lillemark and lead actress Ana Dumitrascu will be hosted on Zoom on November 20 at 11am PT. If you’re interested in participating in the Q&A to ask questions, you may do so by registering here in advance. 

Man and Dog

In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, Doru returns from Sweden to Romania for a baptism, but in fact he is secretly investigating his wife’s alleged infidelity.

A Q&A with director Ștefan Constantinescu was hosted on Zoom on November 15 at 10am PT. Watch it here!

Spiral

A psychological drama about repeated patterns in relationships, the difficulties of changing and letting go.

A Q&A with Cecília Felméri will be hosted on Zoom on November 19 at 9am PT. If you’re interested in participating in the Q&A to ask questions, you may do so by registering here in advance.


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