I—Archive

Sonic Fictions

15.10.2021

This time we decided to dive into the Romanian silent and soundless fiction film archive presenting five feature and medium-length fiction films, plus a cluster of shorts, made between 1912-1948, along with sound "interpretations" by contemporary Romanian composers and musicians: Iancu Dumitrescu, Micleușanu M., Ana Teodora Popa, Irinel Anghel, Makunouchi Bento, Sillyconductor, Abator Industries. Film curator: Călin Boto.

Short Sounds: Silent Romanian Documentary

06.04.2021

The second audiovisual project aiming to revive the Romanian silent film archive by presenting five thematic selections of documentaries made between 1897-1942 along with original compositions made by significant contemporary sound artists and musicians in the field of experimental music in Romania. Film curator: Călin Boto Music: Makunouchi Bento, Sillyconductor, Micleușanu M., Simina Oprescu, Somnoroase Păsărele.

Possible Sounds of Early Cinema

15.05.2020

An audiovisual experiment aiming to present highlights of the Romanian silent cinema, accompanied by sound compositions made by prolific artists on the contemporary experimental music scene: Simina Oprescu, Sillyconductor (Catalin Matei), Somnoroase Păsărele (Gili Mocanu), Miron Ghiu and Dragos Mărgineanu.

Performing Identity: The Balkan Aromanians

26.10.2018

The project questioned the problem of "identity" by conducting a field research in the Aromanian communities from Greece (Veria, Palaiomanina) and Romania (Cogealac), taking the form of three short documentaries that state the situation of Aromanian minorities from the Balkans. The aim was to specify experientially extant differences between the identity provided by national citizenship and the one provided by community allegiance.