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Following a TV News which announce the landing of aliens in Romania, Eugen (9) steals a camera from the shop where his father works, starts filming his everyday life and then suddenly disappears. When the boy is found, his footage is misinterpreted by the media.

Director
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After finishing film directing in Bucharest, Adrian Sitaru made the short film “Waves” which brought him in 2007 the Golden Leopard of Tomorrow in Locarno Film Festival. His debut feature film, “Hooked”, premiered at Venice Days in 2008 and established Sitaru as a new voice in Romanian post-communist cinema. Since then, his films gathered recognition from festivals such as Berlinale, Sundance, Palm Springs, Chicago, Thessaloniki and Sarajevo.

Awards+
Festivals
  • BEST SHORT FILM
    11th Anonimul Film Festival 2014
  • 8th Next International Short Film Festival 2014
  • 7th Leiden International Short Film Festival, 2015
  • 12th Golden Apricot International Film Festival, 2015
  • ARTE AWARD
    31st Internationales KurzFilmFestival Hamburg, 2015
  • 13th DokuFest”-International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2015
  • 13th Schnit International Short Film Festival, 2015
  • 39th Open Air Film Festival Weiterstadt, 2015
  • 21st Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival 2015
  • 12th Naoussa International Film Festival 2015
  • 8th Central and Eastern European Film Festival “CinEast” 2015
  • 30th Brest European Short Film Festival 2015
  • 37th Festival International de Cinema de Montpellier 2015
  • 29th Leeds International Film Festival 2015
  • 1st Vasteras Film Festival 2015
  • BEST SHORT FILM
    13th Tirana International Short Film Festival 2015
  • 8th Go Short International Film Festival, Nijmegen 2016
  • 11th SEEfest / Southeast European Film Festival 2016
  • 5th Balkan Film Food Festival 2016
  • 11th Zubbrofka Film Festival 2016
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team
  • Director
    Adrian Sitaru
  • Scriptwriter
    Adrian Titieni
  • Producer
    Adrian Titieni
  • Cinematographer
    Adrian Silișteanu RSC
  • Editor
    Andrei Gorgan
  • Production Designer
    Oana Novicov-Panaite
  • Costume Designer
    Lulu Petrescu
  • Sound Designer
    Florin Tăbăcaru
Aspects
Technical
  • Running time
    19mins
  • Shooting format
    Digital, 2k
  • Screening format
    dcp, HD
  • Sound
    5.1