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Saturday, December 13, 2014 - 20:30
Written by:
Artur Boruzs
Cinematography:
Artur Boruzs
Editing:
Cristian Radu
Sound:
Cristian Radu
Production:
UNATC National University of Theatre and Film “I. L. Caragiale” Bucharest
World premiere
On the 1st of January, 2014, UK visa restrictions for Romanian workers were lifted, prompting fears of an impending invasion. Avoiding the news coverage of the British reaction, NEW YEAR’S EVE 2014 looks, rather, at the hypothetical results in Romania. Local TV news fragments ferment the hysteria while the streets blink their neon lights in a deserted city. Utopia turns to dystopia, where an abandoned Romania is left to ponder its future. Deliberate and foreboding, Boruzs’ satire turns to science-fiction, offering a timely alternative to the underlying issue of global overpopulation. (Andrei Tănăsescu, BIEFF)
Director:
ARTUR BORUZS is a film student in his third year at UNATC (National University of Theatre and Film). His filmography includes ROMANESTI (2014), FICTIUNE (2014), MECI (2013), 1 DECEMBRIE 2013 (Special Jury mention - CineMaIubit Film Festival 2013), ULISE (2013), EA (2013), PASTI (2013), ARTIFICII (2013).
Contact:
arthursubaru73[at]yahoo[dot]com
When the UK visa ban on Romanian and Bulgarian workers was lifted earlier this year, the celebrations in-waiting were stifled by raucous premonitions of migrants flooding in. Just as the two states were finally welcomed on equal footing in the EU, a different vox populi created a blowback wind that Artur Boruzs wittily captures, reflects on, and subverts. TV static introduces the viewer to the most anticipated yearly event – the changing of the years, the shift of tide into a new era, of new opportunities. While an apologetic President tries to deflate hysteria surrounding the Romanian Invasion and airline companies increase in anticipation their cross-continental flights, we’re shown instead a wintry, deserted city, devoid of any human presence. Has it come true? Or have Romanians stayed in as sign of protest? Boruzs assembles a ghostly vision of Bucharest. Silence leads to exorcism: a voice-over announces the chance of a lifetime - a one-way ticket to colonize Mars. The absurdity and veracity of the newscast mirrors that of the UK labour-hysteria and in a flash of light, the (labouring?) spirits dissipate, leaving us with our uncertain future-present. (Andrei Tănăsescu, BIEFF)