One Step Behind the Seraphim

OCOpen Caption screening
Additional program content
SFSensory Friendly. Details HERE

There are no showtimes currently scheduled for this film.

One Step Behind the Seraphim

7:00: Q&A producer Ada Solomon

Join us for light refreshments at our Member Mingle Dec. 3, 5:30-7:30

“One Step Behind the Seraphim offers that instant satisfaction of knowing you’re watching a talented novice director and cinematographer who’ve learned their craft and understand what to do with it.” (Variety)

A 15-year-old who wants to become a priest is admitted to a Romanian Orthodox seminary, only to realize that the system is rotten. Trying to fit in but eventually caught in a power struggle between a two-faced priest (the ever excellent Vlad Ivanov, also seen in Dogs and 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) and a crooked secular teacher, the student-turned-rebel learns that lying, cheating, and betraying are the tools he has to acquire in order to survive the abusive institution. Inspired by first-time director Daniel Sandu’s experience in a similar seminary, this is a captivating coming-of-age movie of epic proportions with an ambivalent religious twist.

Tickets: $9 (members), $14 (nonmembers)

PAST EVENTS

Q&A producer Ada Solomon
Monday, Dec. 3 2018, 7:00
This event is over. View all of our upcoming events.

SOLD OUT Unredeemed tickets may become available for purchase. Sign up at the box office for the stand-by line one hour before showtime. Free for JBFC members! Tickets available online (just log in with your member email and password) or at the box office.

This film is part of the Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema 2018 series.



Coming Soon

Ennio

Opens 3/29

Nostalghia

Opens 3/29

Wicked Little Letters

Opens 4/5—On sale now!

The Jacob Burns Film Center is proud to receive generous support from:

Email Sign Up

Get updates on screenings at the JBFC Theater, upcoming events, and more!