Marie

synopsis

The director’s purely observational camera enters the home of a family living in a village in the Danube Delta, where the birth of another girl arouses more tension stemming from the uneasy life of the extended family. In her short film, the director thematises a conflict between generations of three women reliant on each other, while Maria, a ten-year-old girl who has to take care of her younger sisters, comes into focus. In the timelessness of traditional rural relationships, shown in a slow pace of everyday life, Maria’s childlike innocence is exposed to harsh orders of her grandmother who requires respect and proper conduct.

“What drove me to Iordana was curiosity. So I allowed myself to be surprised by their world, in order to be able to deconstruct their reality.” L. Popa

biography

Letiţia Popa (1997) received her bachelor’s degree in direction at the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest. The short documentary Maria is her debut. The film was presented at the Romanian Astra Film Festival in 2018, where it won the award for best student documentary direction.

more about film

director:	Letiția Popa
producer:	Letiția Popa
script:	Letiția Popa
photography:	Letiția Popa
editing:	Carina Pușcașu
sound:	Andreea Nedelcu

contact

UNATC
Letiția Popa
75-77 Matei Voievod
021452 / Bucharest / Romania
+40 755588952 / andreealetitiapopa@gmail.com