Thursday, October 17 2019
San Francisco Art Institute,
800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94133 (map)
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
THE CHRISTMAS GIFT by Bogdan Muresanu
drama, history, short, 23 min, Romania | Spain
Q&A with Bogdan Muresanu
SANDALS by Anton Groves and Damian Groves
animation, short, 18 min, Romania
Q&A with Bogdan Muresanu
Friday, October 18 2019
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theater, San Francisco State Univ.,
1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132 (map)
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Half Shaved by Bogdan Muresanu
short, drama, 2013, 13 min, Romania
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm
THE CHRISTMAS GIFT by Bogdan Muresanu
drama, history, short, 23 min, Romania | Spain
Q&A with Bogdan Muresanu
6:15 pm – 7:00 pm
Opening Night / Introduction
Guest: George Roth, Honorary Consul of Romania in San Francisco
Festival Reception
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
SCARRED HEARTS by Radu Jude
biography, drama, 2016, 141 min,
Romania|Germany|Belgium|France
Saturday, October 19 2019
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theater, San Francisco State Univ.,
1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132 (map)
1:30 pm – 2:55 pm
LEMONADE by Ioana Uricaru
drama, 2018, 88 min, Romania | Canada | Germany | Sweden
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
THE SIX WARD by Lucian Pintilie
drama, 1978, 97 min, Yugoslavia
4:40 pm – 5:30 pm
SANDALS by Anton Groves and Damian Groves
animation, short, 18 min, Romania
Q&A with Bogdan Muresanu
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
DINNER BREAK
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
SIERANEVADA by Cristi Puiu
drama, 2016, 173 min,
Romania | France | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia | Republic of Macedonia
Sunday, October 20 2019
Paul G. Allen Bldg, Room 101X, 420 Via Palou Mall, Stanford University (map)
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Lambs’ Snow by Calin Peter Netzer
short, drama, 1998, 20 min, Romania
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
A Night in Tokoriki by Roxana Stroe
short, comedy, 2016, 18 min, Romania
5:30 – 5:45 pm
Half Shaved by Bogdan Muresanu
short, drama, 2013, 13 min, Romania
5:55 pm – 6:20 pm
THE CHRISTMAS GIFT by Bogdan Muresanu
drama, history, short, 2018, 23 min, Romania | Spain
6:30 pm – 6:50 pm
SANDALS by Anton Groves and Damian Groves
animation, short, 2019, 18 min, Romania
6:50 pm – 7:50 pm
Panel discussion: “INTERRELATIONS: STORYTELLING PATTERNS IN ROMANIAN FILMS” with writer/director Bogdan Muresanu, Cosana Eram, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, University of the Pacific, California and Maria Comsa, Lecturer, Language Center, Stanford University. Moderator Florentina Mocanu-Schendel, instructor, Classical Dramatic Literature, University of San Francisco.
Schedule is subject to change. Please visit the festival’s website for the most updated information. All films will be screened with English subtitles. Seating is limited, please arrive early. Viewers discretion is advised. Some movies may contain disturbing images.