Spune o poezie / Tell me a poem (2023)

directed by Elena Chirila and Ana Gurdiș

synopsis:
The sequences of a personal diary, highlighting the child-adult evolution, accompany the viewer on a journey marked by uncertainty, helplessness and self-doubt, which eventually lead to escape.
The video-poem oscillates between poetry and documentary, emphasizing a woman’s struggle to free herself from repression and regain her voice and strength.

language: Romanian, English
year: 2023
running time: 11 min.
genre: video-poem, documentary

editing: Ana Gurdiș
photography / personal archives: Elena Chirila
online editing: Bogdan Alexandru
sound mix: Iulian Nunu
color grading: Mircea Crivoi
facilitators and project coordinators: Cristina Iliescu, Letiția Popa
project manager: Ruxandra Simion​

previous screenings: FOR MEMORY`S SAKE meets F-SIDES: Imaginarul căsătoriei în Balcani, Rezidența9, Bucharest, 2023
The film has been developed during the ECHO III Film Residency Bucharest 2023 by the Platform for Artistic Exploration RHEA

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“ECHO III: For Memory’s Sake Creative Residencies on Love and Marriage in the Balkans” is an international cultural project dealing with the subject of marital practices, especially arranged marriages, the experience of love and gender relations in the Balkan context.
Cultural project co-financed by the National Cultural Fund Administration. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the National Cultural Fund Administration. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or the way the results of the project can be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.
Co-financed by Creative Europe.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.