A builder, a Facebook ad, and a passionate director made it possible to create a film using footage found in an attic.
An ordinary day and a Facebook ad: in the attic of an old house in Cluj, two old projectors and some reels of film were found, abandoned. Digitizing the footage reveals family recordings: home scenes, everyday life, anniversaries, holidays, visits, and excursions. The search for those appearing in the films is thrilling, and the result is an immersion in time, with family stories and dramas depicted through the visual aesthetics of 8mm film. A slice of lived history, personified and preserved by the film, which has miraculously survived.
Original Title:Pelicule de familie
Director:Dan Curean
Editors: Dan Curean , Eugen Kelemen
Cinematographer: Vargha Gyula, Dan Curean , Aida Ilie
Producers: Dan Curean, Eugen Kelemen
Production Company: Fundația ARTA, UBB Cluj, TVR Cluj