Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema 2021

Feb. 18–24, 2021

“It’s been a great year for the Romanian documentary, with both Collective by Alexander Nanau and Acasă, My Home by Radu Ciorniciuc getting well-deserved exposure and recognition worldwide thanks to the uncompromising tackling of some of the hottest topics around: corruption and gentrification. It only seemed logical to feature these two socially aware highlights as the opening and the closing of the Making Waves’ 15th edition. In between these bookends, the much-debated Cristi Puiu’s Malmkrog returns on American virtual ground to create more havoc after last year’s NYFF selection, while four other fresh titles will meet the US audience for the first time: the election-driven The Campaign by Marian Crisan (pushing the corruption hot button once again); the playful Balkan comedy Ivana the Terrible by Ivana Mladenovic; the intricate mystery puzzle Legacy by actor-turned-director Dorian Boguta; and yet another documentary and most endearing of them all, House of Dolls by Tudor Platon, with its delightful quartet of young-spirited old ladies. Last but not least, this anniversary edition of the oldest Romanian film event in the US will catch up with the best Romanian shorts from the recent years, including some of the top winners at the Transilvania International Film Festival. In a time that gives the “wave” term a bad reputation, we’re here to make some good ones!” — Mihai Chirilov

Admission to the series will be sold as a pass only available in the JBFC Virtual Marquee. (Please note: no tickets are available to individual films, only series passes are available.) Pricing is $60 (members), $70 (nonmembers). All film programs will be available to stream for 48 hours unless otherwise noted. Series passes will go on sale Friday, Feb. 12.

Program notes by Making Waves Artistic Director Mihai Chirilov

Mihai Chirilov is a film critic and has been artistic director of the Romanian Film Festival in New York City since 2006. He is also artistic director of the Transilvania International Film Festival, which he cofounded in 2002 and guided to European prominence.

Lead support for Making Waves is provided by the Trust for Mutual Understanding and the JBFC Program Fund.

 

Acasă, My Home Feb. 26–Mar. 25, 2021 For two decades, nine kids and their parents lived freely in a shack in the wilderness of Bucharest Delta: an…
Collective Feb. 26–Mar. 12, 2021 Nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian music club called Colectiv, more burn victims begin dying in…
Legacy Feb. 23–25, 2021 Available February 23 at 10:00 am—February 25 at 10:00 am ONLY When a famous pianist goes missing, the policeman who…
Ivana the Terrible Feb. 22–24, 2021 Available February 22 at 10:00 am—February 24 at 10:00 am ONLY Ivana Mladenovic is a Romanian director born in Serbia…
House of Dolls Feb. 21–23, 2021 Available February 21 at 10:00 am—February 23 at 10:00 am ONLY First-time director Tudor Platon is granted access to a…
Malmkrog Feb. 20–22, 2021 Available February 20 at 10:00 am—February 22 at 10:00 am ONLY A landowner places his snow-bound manor house at the…
New Romanian Shorts Program Feb. 19–25, 2021 Available February 19 at 10:00 am—February 25 at 10:00 am ONLY This eclectic two-hour package of Romanian shorts highlights the…
The Campaign Feb. 19–21, 2021 Available February 19 at 10:00 am—February 21 at 10:00 am ONLY A quiet tractor driver from a small town meets…

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