Acasă / My Home

Direction: Radu Ciorniciuc
Script/Script: Radu Ciorniciuc, Lina Vdovii
Director of Photography/Photography: Radu Ciorniciuc, Mircea Topoleanu
Editing/Edit: Andrei Gorgan
Music/Music: Yari, Codrin George Lazăr, Gaute
Producer/Production: Radu Ciorniciuc, Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
Country of Production/Country: Romania / Romania
Duration: 86'
Production Year/Year: 2020
Language/Language: Romanian/ Romanian
Subtitles/Subtitles: Greek / English

Synopsis:

In the Bucharest Delta desert, an abandoned water tank just outside the bustling metropolis, the Enache family lived in perfect harmony with nature for two decades, sleeping in a hut fthe shore of the lake catching fish by hand and following the rhythm of the seasons. When this area is transformed into a public national park, they are forced to leave behind their unconventional life and to be transported to the city, where fishing rods are replaced by smartphones and inert afternoons now pass them in the classrooms.

In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, an abandoned water reservoir just outside the bustling metropolis, the Enache family lived in perfect harmony with nature for two decades, sleeping in a hut on the lakeshore, catching fish barehanded, and following the rhythm of the seasons. When this area is transformed into a public national park, they are forced to leave behind their unconventional life and move to the city, where fishing rods are replaced by smartphones and idle afternoons are now spent in classrooms.

Director's/Biography Biography:

Radu Ciorniciuc in 2012 founded the first independent media organization in Romania - Casa Jurnalistului, a community of journalists specializing in in-depth, long-term and multimedia reports. Since then, he has been working as a writer and undercover investigative journalist. His research focuses on human rights, animal welfare and environmental issues around the world. His research work was published in most of the major international media organizations in the world - Channel 4 News, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, etc. - and received national and international awards. His journalistic work was recognized by international and nationally recognized institutions.

Radu Ciorniciuc in 2012 co-founded the first independent media organisation in Romania - Casa Jurnalistului a community of reporters specialized in in-depth, long-form and multimedia reporting. Since then, he has been working as a long-form writer and undercover investigative reporter. His researches are focused on human rights, animal welfare and environmental issues across the globe. His investigative and reporting work was published on most of the major international media organizations in the world - Channel 4 News, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, etc. - and received national and international awards. His journalistic work was acknowledged by Royal Television Society UK (2014), Amnesty International UK (2014), Harold Wincott Awards for Business, Economic and Financial Journalism (2016), and by other international and national prestigious institutions.