At a maternity ward, a Romani couple learns their underage daughter has just given birth to a baby girl but the 50-year-old father, Pardică, doesn’t seem to rejoice the early motherhood for which he blames his wife. Things become thicker when a hospital employee asks them to sign the baby’s birth certificate. The imminent danger of state authorities separating him from his daughter spurs Pardică to action.
- Year:
- 2016
- Runtime:
- 20
- Country:
- Romania
- Director:
- Adrian Silisteanu
- Screenplay:
- Claudia Silisteanu
- Dir. of Photography:
- Adrian Silisteanu
- Music:
- Sergiu Popa
- Editor:
- Mircea Olteanu, Costi Zaharia
- Production:
- 4 Proof Film
- Sales:
- 4 Proof Film
- Festivals:
- IndieLisboa 2017 (Audience Award), Palm Springs 2017, Tampere (Grand Prix)
Schedule:
10.11.2017
15:45
Kino Lumière (K2)
(part of Shorts Competition 1)
About the Director:
Adrian Silisteanu
Adrian Silisteanu (1975, Bacău, Romania) graduated from the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest, majoring in cinematography, while also studying digital cinematography at the National Audiovisual Institute in Paris. He worked as DP on four feature films directed by Adrian Sitaru as well as on The Worthy (2016), the latest feature by Ali Mosafa. Written/Unwritten is his second short film.