Maria

Running time: 19'

Maria is passing away, gently and peacefully, surrounded by family and friends. The calm voices of women fill the room – a room with a television set, a tile stove, and candles lit by Maria's side. She is sleeping peacefully. Her companions are eating, laughing quietly, and talking all the time. Maria passes away amidst their friendly and cheerful voices. This documentary film, very simple both in terms of image and sound, is filled with calmness, discretion, respect for the situation and characters; at the same time it aptly captures this terminal situation and its participants.

Authors:

  • Claudiu Mitcu

    Claudiu Mitcu, born 1976 in Romania, graduated The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies. He worked as an editor for the public television station in Romania for 8 years, and in 2004 started his own production and post-production company Wearebasca. He directed several documentaries, and produced the documentary film Party and Contest in Ciupelnita and the short film Bad Penny. In 2010 received a Honorable mention for Australia by the National Union of Filmmakers, the Human rights prize, by the The French Embassy in Romania for Australia and Two of us, Gold winner at Promax BDA, “Red Bee Rocket Award”, international promo competition, for the promos Miami Ink, Ross Kemp, Ultimate weapons, produced by Wearebasca for Discovery Channel Romania in 2010 and in 2012 Silver winner also at Promax BDA.

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