Romanian Film Festival AZ - 3rd Edition - Sunday

Film festival theme: One Eye Laughing, One Eye Crying

The American Romanian Cultural Society Arizona and its partners are screening four films at the Majestic Tempe 7 on the weekend of November 11th and 12th, and Sunday's two offerings are:

1) BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS - 4:30 P.M.
- NR | 68 min. | Documentary (2023). | Berlinale Fipresci Award (Forum), 2023.
- In 1970s Bucharest, Zahra and Maria formed a deep friendship while studying at university. As political turmoil brews in Iran, Zahra is forced to return home, leaving Maria behind. Over the next decade, they maintain their connection through a series of letters, chronicling their struggles as women fighting for a voice in their respective countries moving in divergent directions. From the director’s statement: “It is a hybrid film that mixes archives and real documents with fictional elements (…). The text of the letters is inspired by archives from the Secret Police and by the poems of two important female writers from Romania and Iran – Nina Cassian and Forugh Farrokhzad and is written by one of the most talented Romanian contemporary writers – Lavinia Braniște.”
- Original Language: Romanian. With English Subtitles.

2) MEN OF DEEDS - 7 P.M.
- NR | 105 min. | Comedy/Drama (2022). | Best Feature, Best Actor, Gopo Awards, 2023.
- Ilie (late 30s) enjoys the easy life of a village policeman. His passivity during a series of violent events soon turns him into an accomplice to murder. Tension accumulates in the village, forcing Ilie to make a final decision.
- Original Language: Romanian. With English Subtitles.

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The festival is made possible in part by generous support from the Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian & East European Studies at Arizona State University

This project is partially funded by a City of Tempe – Community Arts Grant.