INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY & HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
RO
Bucharest
24.04 - 29.04
ONLINE
30.04 - 31.05
Electing Ms Santa
Electing Ms Santa
community politics women’s rights
Raisa Răzmeriță
Trailer ▷
2025, 96'
Republic of Moldova, Romania
AUDIO: Romanian
SUBTITLE: English
Trailer ▷
Focus Moldova
Focus Moldova
Republic of Moldova, Romania

In a small Moldovan village, 42-year-old Elena embarks on a journey to break free from social and family conventions and gain control over her life by pursuing her newfound dreams. She decides to run for local office, turning her personal emancipation into a political act.

Screenplay
Raisa Răzmeriță, Ion Gnatiuc
Cinematography
Ion Gnatiuc
Editing
Mircea Olteanu, Alexandru Popescu, Raisa Răzmeriță
Sound
Dan-Ștefan Rucăreanu, Ioan Filip
Producer
Ion Gnatiuc
Co-producers
Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu
Production
HaiDOC Productions
Co-production
Tangaj Production
AUDIO: Romanian
SUBTITLE: English
25
April,
Saturday
Cinemateca Eforie
5:30 PM
96'
Romanian premiere / Followed by Q&A with director Raisa Răzmeriță, producer Ion Gnatiuc and protagonist Elena Cernei
Raisa Răzmeriță, Ion Gnatiuc, Elena Cernei
awards and festivals

Special Jury Award – Doc@PÖFF International Competition – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2025
Trieste Film Festival 2026
VERZIÓ International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 2025
Moldox International Documentary Film Festival for Social Change 2025

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