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Radu Jude, Romanian Documentaries Shine at Transilvania Film Festival

Tudor Giurgiu premieres 'The Spruce Forest' at Transilvania Film Festival as festival sees healthy crop of docs and archival work.

“Although a lot of emerging filmmakers such as Andrei Epure, Andreea Bortun, Cecilia Stefanescu, Ivana Mladenovic, and Mihai Mincan wait in line with their new films, hoping for a world-premiering slot in a major festival later this year.” These docs include Lina Vdovii’s intimate look at modern slavery and fragile familial relationships, “Tata,” and intricate archival works looking back at the country’s turbulent past, like Andra MacMasters’ “Bright Future.” However, there are true doc gems here, either dealing with sensitive topics such as Alexandru Mavrodineanu’s heart-breaking ‘Love Hurts’ or Endre David’s shocking ‘Beyond the River’ or brilliantly commenting on existing archive footage, such as Ana Lungu’s ‘Merman.’”

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