Synopsis
Foreword: Bogdan Iancu plays a carefree teenager whose reality is suddenly shaken when his grandfather dies during the coronavirus pandemic.
Directed by: Florin Babei
Cast: Bogdan Iancu, Medeea Marinescu, Maruca Băiașu, Vlad Furtună, Nicolae Urs, Cristian Robe, Georgiana Cotoi, Cristina Simion, Alexandru Vrăjitoru, Luana Năstase, Marius Boboc, Tiberius Zavelea
Script by: Florin Babei
Producer: Alexandra Marinescu, Codruț Slatculescu, Liviu Pojoni Jr.
Cinematography: Liviu Pojoni Jr.
Editing: Tudor Pojoni
Sound: Cristi Tarnovetchi
Year: 2022
Category: Short film
Genre: Drama
Duration: 12 minutes
11,609 – Cinepub viewers
PLOT SUMMARY
Matei is a carefree teenager who spends his time having fun and breaking pandemic rules. His world turns upside down when he learns of his grandfather’s death — the man he unknowingly infected with COVID-19.
AWARDS
- Toronto Film Awards – Honorable Mention
- The Nutmeg Film Festival – Semi-Finalist
FESTIVALS
- Film in focus
- Iconic Images Film Festival
- Symbiotic Film Festival
- Anatolia International Film Festival
- Cine del Mar 19
- Eastern European Film Festival
- Doge Film Festival
- First-Time Filmmaker Vol. 11
- Orange International Film Festival
- Short to the Point
- Golden Bridge Istambul Short Film Festival
- Ro-Fest.Trends
- Women’s Canvas – Festival of Films
- MonsterFlix Awards
- 14th Short Film Breaks
- First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Volume 10
- Global Indie Film Fest
TRIVIA:
- Florin Babei was born on July 3 1989 in Cernavodă – Constanța, Romania. He is a writer and director known for Love Bus: Five Love Stories from Bucharest – Unirii (2014) and Buzz House – The Movie (2024).
- Upon graduating film directing in 2012 at UNATC I.L. Caragiale in Bucharest, he has been working as an editor, motion graphic artist and director for many projects. Today Florin is a Bucharest based director, with nearly a decade of industry experience that encompasses narrative films, music videos, branded content, and documentaries. Florin has directed both branded content and music videos for commercial clients that include Mercedes, IKEA, AVON, Netflix, Orange, KissFm, Samsung and many more.
- His films cover a wide range of interests, but he has a passion for narrative films that tells stories about troubled teenagers including Love Bus – Unirii (2014) about a teenager who is having a one night stand, after being rejected by his virgin girlfriend. F.R.A (2015) is a 35 mm film which tells the story of two brothers who get close when they get in trouble after shooting people on the street with a paintball gun. Cu capsa pusă (2016) is a comedy about Cupid who gives up his job to find real love. His films have been selected in festivals like LA Short, Toronto Shorts, ARCIPELAGO Rome, SEE Film Festival Paris and St. Petersburg Beginning.
LINES:
• “Hi, Mara, I like your mask!” – Matei (Bogdan Iancu)
• “Hi, Mara, I like… your tits.” – Raza (Cristian Robe)
• “Gin and tonic? Don’t you know only sissies drink cocktails?” – Mara (Maruca Băiașu)
• “Grandpa, I left your food in the kitchen!” – Matei (Bogdan Iancu)
• “My music sucks, huh? Put on one of yours, less sucky.” – Grandpa (Nicolae Urs)
• “Grandpa’s gone.” – Mother (Medeea Marinescu)
ARTICLES:
- Florin Babei – film-plus.ro
- [Director in 30 Seconds] Florin Babei: Unfortunately, I think we’re heading more and more toward already paved roads and increasingly safe projects – iqads.ro
- Florin Babei – saatchiart.com
