Research for Tomorrow. Video-poems

Producer & Commissioner
of three short documentary films by Raya al Souliman, Ana Gurdiș, and Thea Lazăr
as part of the project Research for Tomorrow

LUCKY GIRL SYNDROME, by Raya al Souliman (15′)
“Lucky girl syndrome” is a video journal about a specific moment in the author’s life—relocating to another country and her relationship with the new city. A work on the border between documentary and imagination, it reflects on self-awareness, a collage of emotions and observations of a 35-year-old woman in a poetic yet alienating Zurich.

CAPTURES, by Ana Gurdiș (11′)
An incomplete family album and a series of photographs found on the street lead the author on an introspective journey, revealing how a passion for cinema is passed from father to daughter.

A DYING LEAF SHOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD, by Thea Lazăr (10′)
This is a visit to the botanical garden and botanical museum in Cluj-Napoca—a journey through time and space, a discovery of forgotten plants, extinct species, and those that can tell us as much about the past as about the future. Fossils, herbariums, and botanical illustrations serve as witnesses to the past, evidence of evolution and change, and predictors of what is to come. Through human actions, nature is constantly changing, entire ecosystems are affected and transformed, leading to the extinction of numerous plant and animal species. Plants play a fundamental role in sustaining life on Earth—from the air we breathe, to the food and medicine we consume, the clothes we wear, wood, fuel, etc. Yet perhaps their most evident quality is aesthetic. Fascination with nature’s beauty fuels the desire to study, preserve, and immortalize it.

More details about the films and the general frame of the festival can be found on the One World Romania website.