KineDok – the European network bringing creative documentaries to alternative venues – continues in December with screenings in 14 cities across Romania: Bârlad, Botoșani, Brașov, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Făgăraș, Galați, Onești, Oradea, Petroșani, Rădăuți, Reșița, Sibiu and Timișoara. The project’s effort to bring documentaries closer to audiences is further supported through online screenings and film-based discussions. Admission is free of charge for all events – both in-person and online. 

This month’s featured film is the Romanian documentary Imaginary Youth, directed by Ruxandra Gubernat, available to watch online between 4-9 December, with English subtitles, in Romania as well as in all partner countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. To receive the link and password details, please write to comunicare@oneworld.ro. 

The discussion delving into the themes of "Imaginary Youth" will be available on KineDok Romania’s Facebook Page starting Monday, December 8, at 8:00 PM, and will take place in English. The guest speakers are Ruxandra Gubernat, documentary filmmaker, visual artist and researcher, and Hana Pribilincová, psychologist at IPčko Slovakia, an online first-aid and psychological counselling helpline for crisis situations. The discussion is moderated by Andra Mureșan, journalist and reporter at Scena9, whose investigations on social topics have been awarded at the Superscrieri Gala. 

The three guests discuss how we can better understand Gen Z and their shared ideals; the reasons why the protagonists considered emigrating; parallels between the experiences and challenges faced by Romanian and Slovak youth; the long-term effects of the pandemic; how new generations prepare for a future shaped by artificial intelligence; and much more. 

"Imaginary Youth" (2024, 84 mins.) follows three teenagers through their final years of high school, before, during, and after the Covid confinement. While pondering about leaving Romania after they finish school, Una – an actress, Habet – a trapper, and Ștefania – an environmental activist, get caught in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis. Personal dramas and dilemmas unfold, as the three try to make sense of growing up and what’s happening around them. Who’s gonna make it? 

Ruxandra Gubernat will also attend a screening and discussion of "Imaginary Youth" at the Brașov Philharmonic on December 5, at 7:30 PM, as part of SETbv, organised by District Hub.

KineDok Programme in December: 

BÂRLAD – "Vasile Pârvan" Museum

• December 7, 11:30 AM, A Silent Story

BOTOȘANI – Unirea Cinema

• December 10, 5:00 PM, Pelikan Blue  

BRAȘOV – Brașov Philharmonic, as part of SETbv, organised by District Hub

• December 5, 7:30 PM, Imaginary Youth • Screening followed by a discussion with Ruxandra Gubernat, the director of the film 

BUCHAREST

• December 6, 3:00 PM, The Hamlet Syndrome at Masca Theatre, as part of One World Romania in the Neighborhood • Screening followed by a discussion with David Drugaru, Masca Theatre actor; moderator: Andreea Lăcătuș, One World Romania festival director

• December 19, 6:30 PM, I’m Not Everything I Want to Be at Seneca Anticafe 

CLUJ-NAPOCA – "Octavian Goga" County Library

• December 18, 7:00 PM, Pelikan Blue 

FĂGĂRAȘ – Home in Făgăraș, as part of SETbv, organised by District Hub

• December 6, 5:00 PM, Ms. President 

GALAȚI – Visual Arts Museum

• December 5, 6:00 PM, Grand Prize • Screening followed by a discussion with Alexandra Moza, filmmaker, professor of cinematography, photography and media, and Monica Apostol, psychologist 

ONEȘTI – "Radu Rosetti" Municipal Library

• December 2, 12:00 PM, Pelikan Blue 

ORADEA – "Gheorghe Șincai" County Library, local organiser MA hub

• December 4, 6:00 PM, Agent of Happiness • Screening followed by an online discussion with Dorottya Zurbó, co-director of the film 

PETROȘANI – Tipografia Coworking Space, local organiser UrbanLab Valea Jiului Association

• December 11, 7:00 PM, Pelikan Blue 

RĂDĂUȚI – Rădăuți Community Centre, local organiser Rădăuțiul Civic Association

• December 12, 5:30 PM, Pelikan Blue 

REȘIȚA – Blocul Fetelor, local organiser Muzeul Cineastului Amator

• December 9, 5:30 PM, I’m Not Everything I Want to Be 

SIBIU – Modul 28

• December 9, 7:00 PM, Agent of Happiness • Screening followed by a discussion with Valer Simion Cosma, historian, anthropologist and publicist, director of the "Lucian Blaga" University Library in Sibiu

• December 16, 7:00 PM, Balomania • Screening followed by a discussion with Ștefan Radu Crețu, visual artist 

TIMIȘOARA – Auăleu Theatre at Scârț Loc Lejer, local organiser Unirea Cineclub

• December 18, 7:00 PM, I’m Not Everything I Want to Be 

ONLINE

• December 4-9, Imaginary Youth

• Starting December 8, 8:00 PM, discussion on KineDok România’s Facebook Page

The full schedule will be updated on KineDok’s Facebook and Instagram pages. More details about the films are available on our website. The documentaries of the 11th edition are available for screening until April 2026. Among them are 10 recent productions from the partner countries, a programme of short heritage films curated by Adina Brădeanu, an archive feature from the Czech Republic, a Denmark Focus and two immersive VR experiences. 

NATIONAL ORGANISER

One World Romania Association

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

Institute of Documentary Film (Czech Republic), Filmtopia (Slovakia), Anthropolis (Hungary), Restart (Croatia)

SUPPORTED BY

Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Romanian Film Center

MONITORING PARTNER

mediaTRUST Romania

KineDok is a unique European program, running simultaneously in five partner countries: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Romania, where it is coordinated by the One World Romania Association, in close partnership with the film festival. Each of the participating countries contributes some of their latest documentaries, which are screened in hundreds of alternative venues, bridging cultures and communities. Audiences have the chance to watch a selection of films that are not usually screened in regular cinemas and to take part in lively post-screening debates with filmmakers and local experts from different fields.