“This film is assembled exclusively out of Romanian advertisements produced during the post-socialist transition period. Having served a country newly emerged out of an economy of shortage as introduction to contemporary commodity culture, these ads all seem to communicate with one another despite their striking differences in style and product: they all depict a coherent fantasy world of fulfilled desires. Exploring the various facets of this utopian dream world with the toolkit of montage, the film turns the fictional and often ludicrous medium of advertising clips into a magnifying glass for the society’s desires, beliefs, hopes and fears.” (Radu Jude)
Eight Postcards From Utopia Opt ilustrate din lumea ideala
A found-footage documentary assembled exclusively out of post-socialist Romanian advertisements. Drawing from the debris of Romania’s long transition period, the film speaks about love and death, the human body and its frailty, the natural and the supernatural and of course, socialism and capitalism.
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Gabriel Mascaro
Friday, 21. 11. 2025 / 15:00 / Main Hall
In this dystopian drama, Tereza, a septuagenarian, refuses being sent to a senior housing colony, embarking instead on a journey through the Amazon to realize one last wish before losing her freedom.
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Gabrielė Urbonaitė
Friday, 21. 11. 2025 / 17:00 / Main Hall
Gabrielė Urbonaitė’s 16mm feature debut is an intimate portrayal of the lives of millennials torn between modernity’s endless possibilities and Western Europe’s constant pressure to perform.