𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗷
𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟵-𝟮𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.
Film screenings and soundtracks from Cluj
Films of all genres, from fiction to animation,
films from every era, from silent movies to the present,
films by Cluj authors and workshops, about Cluj and the world,
Cluj and the people of Cluj in the eyes of world filmmakers.

Organized by Tranzit Foundation
Co-organizers: Faculty of Theatre and Film UBB, Hungarian Department of Cinematography and Media, Filmtett, Minimum Party, Sapientia EMTE Department of Film, Photo and Media, TVR Cluj, Video Pontes
Sponsors: Bethlen Gábor Alapkezelő Zrt, Communitas Foundation

Curator: Könczei Csilla
Artistic consultant: Schneider Tibor
Visual design: Miklós Szilárd
Organizing team: Jasmina Cloșca, Gödri Attila, Kozák Gyula, Lorand Maxim, Schneider Bence, Seprődi Attila, Török Ákos
Moderators of the discussions: Blos-Jáni Melinda, Buzogány Klára, Farkas Boglárka, Fosztó László, Gregus Zoltán, Harbula Hajnalka, Schneider Tibor, Seprődi Attila, Vig Emese
Special thanks: Bíró Réka, Andreea Bolovan, Paul Borde, Fazakas Lehel, Szemigán Dotti, Elena Waldorf

Location: Tranzit House (Barițiu 16, entrance from Nameless Street).

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🗓️ 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠:
‣‣‣ 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.
FILM WORKSHOPS IN CLUJ / MINIMUM PARTY
17:00 Selection of Minimum Party’s latest movies
DISCUSSION
Invited guests: Molnár István, Lőrincz Ildikó. Moderator: Schneider Tibor

OPENING
19:00 Goulash. Powered by Paul Borde.

CREATORS FROM CLUJ / IMAGE & MUSIC / TIME TRAVEL
21:00 The Death of Dracula, 2024, 90’
Creative producer: Lakatos Róbert
Music realized in the studio of Miquèu Montanaro.
Live music concert with Gyárfás Renáta (violin), Haáz Márton (flute), Móser Ádám (accordion)
DISCUSSION
Invited guests:
From among the directors: Farkas Boglárka Angéla, Gödri Attila, Makkai Zsófia, Orbán Orsolya,
From among the cameramen: Bodor Balázs, Rokaly Balázs, Dénes Csaba
From among the musicians: Móser Ádám, Gyárfás Renáta, Haáz Márton
Creative producer: Lakatos Róbert
Moderator: Buzogány Klára

This film is a remake of the 1921 silent movie Dracula’s Death, produced a year before Murnau’s famous Nosferatu. The original film was lost during World War II, but students at Sapientia University reimagined it, drawing inspiration from a novel of the same title published three years after the film’s release. The script, diverging from Bram Stoker’s story, unfolds as a series of nightmares and events set in an insane asylum where Dracula is one of the patients.

‣‣‣ 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.
CLUJ FILM WORKSHOPS / Sapientia EMTE Department of Film, Photo and Media
17:00 Selection from the latest Sapi films: "First Cut"
Szatmári Loretta: Prelude - short film, 2023, 8’44’’ (Felirat: ENG)
Hugging, caressing, touch on the hair. Then a kiss, but if the rest was fine, why not this? If something bothers you, why not do something about it? It’s not that I’m left with a mental scar, I just might be different if this hadn’t happened to me. I don’t think so, but others think so. Still others think it’s my fault because I shouldn’t have let it happen. I beg you, how old was I?!

Fazakas Lehel: Mater Noster – short film, 2023, 22’05’'
The starting point of the film is the mother-son bond. The relationship of the protagonist, the mother, with her two sons of different ages, covers a wide range of complex manifestations of the bond: from love to lack of love, from hatred to erotic desire. The story explores the dysfunctional relationships of this dysfunctional family, to the point of discovering that the main cause of their bitterness towards each other is the mismatch of roles.

Dénes Csaba: Senki se látott (Nobody saw me) - short film, 2023, 26’14’'
Sára finds herself in a strange city where she tries to find her brother, but suddenly the search for him overcomes everything.

Horváth Nóra: Narancs (Orange) - short film, 2023, 15’'
Orange is a witchy old woman. She makes remedies from plants to help the villagers. The silence and herb-scented life of her hut is disturbed by the owner of the field.

Nagy Anita: Társkereső (Search for a Mate) - short film, 2023, 24’43’'
The story is about two very different people coming together and parting ways. In the process of finding each other, the two main characters get involved in various awkward situations. The film covers the events of one night.

19:00 CONCERT - MOVIE MUSIC
Performers: Antal Attila (double bass), Márkos Albert (cello, composer), Móser Ádám (accordion)
The trio will perform music from the movie All about the Lefkoviches and other movies.

MOVIE MUSIC FROM CLUJ / FEATURE FILM
20:30 All about the Lefkoviches, 2024, 85’ (Subtitles: ENG)
Directed by Breier Ádám. Music: Márkos Albert.
DISCUSSION
Invited guests: Breier Ádám, Márkos Albert, Móser Ádám
Moderator: Vig Emese

The generous but stubborn boxing coach Tamás gets along well with everyone but his own son. They have not spoken since Iván moved to Israel and entered a deeply religious orthodox community. When Tamás’ beloved wife Zsuzsa dies unexpectedly, the man agrees with his son that he can come and sit the Shiva in his house as long as he brings his grandson Ariel with him. As past conflicts resurface, they embark on an unexpected journey of self-reflection and reconciliation.

‣‣‣ 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.
CLUJ FILM WORKSHOPS / Faculty of Theater and Film UBB, Hungarian Department of Cinematography and Media
17:00 Selection of the latest films of the Hungarian Department of Cinematography and Media UBB
Elekes Nóra: Tükörkutyák (Mirror Dogs) - short film, 2023, 16’3’’ (Subtitles: ENG)
The whole of Előd is overshadowed by a feeling of abandonment. He seeks solace in transactional relationships, but these only deepen his loneliness, distancing him from the people he sees as a means to his happiness. One day he learns that his estranged fiancé’s dog has run away. Előd’s hope that finding the dog might bring back his old life sets him on a chase. Will he succeed in finding inner peace and rebuilding his relationships?

Hatházi Rebeka: Április huszonhét (April Twenty-Seventh) - short film, 2023, 17’57’’ (Subtitles: ENG)
A girl goes out on the town for her birthday. She tries to have a good time, but the grief weighing on her shoulders makes it impossible. Finally, a meeting with a stranger and a sudden decision at the end of the day bring her the relief she seeks.

Lakó Anna: Államvizsga (Final Exam) - short film, 2023, 19’6’’ (Subtitles: ENG)
Elemér, a 23-year-old film student, is trying to write his thesis film, but is constantly struggling with self-doubt and his inner demons. The story explores the difficulties of the writing process and Elemér’s inner struggles.

Máté Alexandra-Diána: Tünemény (Mirage) - short film, 2023, 18’21’’ (Subtitles: ENG)
Harmat, a talented musician, is studying abroad, leaving the family home behind, and although her mother and she have a close relationship, distance is a wall between them. The film follows Harmat’s return home and her reunion with her mother. The accumulated emotions and understanding of their relationship are symbolically presented in the dream sequences of the film.

Szabó Ákos: Match Cut - short film, 2023, 7’8’’ (Subtitles: ENG)
The story is about a girl named Tamara who has recently moved to Cluj to start her university studies. Feeling a little lonely in her new city, she downloads a dating app at the encouragement of her friend and meets a boy online, whom she soon meets in person. They enter a restaurant where the evening goes well, but as Levente drinks more and more, his behaviour becomes aggressive. To prevent trouble, Tamara invites the boy to her place to continue the conversation. Levente takes this as an initiative and wants to rape Tamara.

Toth Rebeka: Frida magányosnak érzi magát (Frida feels lonely) - short film, 2023, 13’41’’ (Subtitles: ENG)
The film follows the story of Frida as she struggles to find her place in the world, balancing her artistic ambitions with her everyday problems, while learning to express her lonely feelings to her sister, who she considers perfect.

DISCUSSION
Invited guests: Orbán Katalin and Miklós Sándor
Moderator: Gregus Zoltán

FILM WORKSHOPS IN CLUJ / VIDEO PONTES / DOCUMENTARIES BY CREATORS IN CLUJ
19:00 Maksay Ágnes Maksay - László Lóránd: “Shut up, you howling wind! Let me speak…” Petőfi in Transylvania - documentary film, 2024, 65’ (subtitles: RO)
DISCUSSION
Invited guests: Maksay Ágnes
Moderator: Harbula Hajnalka

The authors follow Petőfi’s Transylvanian journeys and his attachment to Transylvania, through which we can see his whole life story and oeuvre. The documentary, which draws on the latest scientific findings while creating an attractive visual landscape, presents Petőfi as one of the first modern literary intellectuals, a conscious, experimental and curious citizen. Literary historian Levente T. Szabó guides the viewer through 19 locations in Transylvania, but the film also features local historians and well-known Petőfi researchers. It is the first major documentary to provide a comprehensive overview of Petőfi’s Transylvanian connections.

FEATURE FILMS BY CREATORS FROM CLUJ / ACTORS FROM CLUJ IN FEATURE FILMS
21:00 Moldovai Katalin: Without Air - feature film, 2022, 104’ (subtitles: RO)
Cast: Skovrán Tünde, Dimény Áron, actors from Cluj.
DISCUSSION
Invited guests: Bocskai Gyopár, Bölönyi Zsolt, Dimény Áron, Moldovai Katalin, Adela Stan
Moderator: Farkas Boglárka

Ana teaches literature, has a good relationship with her students and colleagues and is a respected high school teacher. She is unexpectedly denounced by one of her parents for recommending a film about the lives of two 19th century French poets, Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine, criticizing the physical and emotional relationship between the two men. The teacher’s appeal triggers a chain reaction that gradually turns her colleagues and the school principal against her. The increasingly harsh treatment makes her work impossible and tests her human relationships.

‣‣‣ 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.
CLUJ FILM WORKSHOPS / Hungarian-language broadcast of Cluj TV / DOCUMENTARIES BY CLUJ FILM CREATORS
17:00 Spitzer Judit: Szeklers in the Danube Delta - documentary film, 2023, 48’20"
18:00 Spitzer Judit: Restoration of St. Michael’s Church Part I - documentary film, 2023, 56’52"
DISCUSSION
Invited guests: Spitzer Judit, Guttman Szabolcs, Makay Dorottya, Miklós Sándor
Moderator: Seprődi Attila

PORTRAIT / DOCUMENTARIES OF CREATORS FROM CLUJ
19:30 Benczédi József Benczédi: Who is Gaál György - documentary film, 2020, 41’ (subtitles: RO)
TVR Bucharest, Hungarian Language Program
DISCUSSION
Invited guests: Benczédi József and Gaál György
Moderator: Seprődi Attila

György Gaal is well known to the people of Cluj through his local history writings in Szabadság, and to the participants of the Hungarian Days of Cluj as a leader of the Házsongárd and Cluj city walks. But who is he? How did the son of an outcast “garbage collector” become a doctor of literature and a local historian? You can find out by watching this portrait film about him.

DOCUMENTARIES BY CREATORS FROM CLUJ
21:00 Dan Curean: Family movies - documentary film, 2024, 83’
Documentary in Romanian with Hungarian subtitles.
DISCUSSION
Invited guests: Dan Curean, Vargha Gyöngyi, Havaletz Péter
Moderator: Blos-Jáni Melinda

A random post on Facebook: “A few rolls of film have been found abandoned for decades somewhere in an old attic!” Digitizing the film brings to light family footage: ordinary home scenes, birthdays, holidays, visits, outings. The search for those who appear in the footage is thrilling, and the result is an immersion in time, with family stories and dramas painted in the visual aesthetic of 8mm film.

‣‣‣ 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.
CLUJ FILM WORKSHOPS / FILMTETT
17:00 Selection from the films of the Filmtett Workshop 2023
Farkas Ágnes Anna: Füstös, de nem rossz (With the Taste of Smoke and the Memory of Summer) - Romanian-Hungarian short film | 15’ | 2023 | 2023 | subtitles: RO
It’s sweltering summer heat in a timeless village, and Panni and Janka haven’t bathed for days. They’re carrying water in buckets to wash themselves, and drinking pálinka in between. It’s the kind of idyll that would be nice to keep - if summer lasted a little longer…

Incze Kata: Jobb levegő (A Better Air) - Romanian-Hungarian short film | 13’ | 2023 | 2023 | Subtitles: RO
Judit is a young woman in her thirties who has been working in the film industry for a long time, but her dreams are not coming true, so she decides to move back to her home village. Home is the place of rest and a fresh start, but also the place where she faces failure and the present. Spending her young adult years in a big city, Judit arrives from a very different background from that of her village friends, and the two worlds inevitably collide. By the end of the film, Judit doesn’t realize what she wants, but at least she is sure of what she doesn’t.

Pánczél Kata: A hímek szépek (The Males are Beautiful) - Romanian-Hungarian animation | 2023 | no dialog
Everyday thoughts about ordinary birds - or not just about them?

Fogarasi Orsolya: Milyen illatot vinnél az űrbe? (What perfume would you take into space?) - English-Hungarian animation | 3’ | 2023 | 2023 | Subtitles: RO
How much attention do we pay in everyday life to the fragrances that surround us? It may not even be very easy to distinguish them in our environment. Of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to our memories. But if we had to choose one scent to be the only one we smell from now on, what would it be? And why? These are the questions we were looking for an answer to from the stories about favorite scents.

Kállai Kamilla: Silhouette - English-Hungarian animation | 4’ | 2023 | 2023 | No dialogs
The shadow of a naughty little boy comes to life and does all sorts of mischief around you. Eventually, he discovers he’s not the only one with a shadow.

Budrala Sára: Szonjarebeka - Romanian-Hungarian short film | 14’ | 2023 | 2023 | Subtitles: RO
Nearing adulthood, Szonja and Rebeka are forced to put up with their parents’ usual bickering in their grandmother’s village home. Amid the tensions, Rebeka finds an old photo and suddenly decides she wants to try the village ritual of St. Ivan.

Lokodi Melinda: Purple Yarn - Romanian-Hungarian animation | 2’ | 2023 | 2023 | No dialogs
A kitten plays with her favorite cotton ball. The quiet game gradually turns into a battle at first, until the owner has to intervene to continue the fun.

Bera Viktória: Relax - English-Hungarian animation | 4 perc | 2023 | 2023 | No dialogs
The story of a girl who wants to get home before her head gets smacked by the noise in the city.

Ördög Kinga: The Bud, the Hill And the Dice - English-Hungarian animation | 2’ | 2023 | 2023 | No dialogs
A wanderer arrives at a small town tavern. There he is challenged to a duel, with something more important than life at stake: gold. Who will have luck on his side?

Fazakas Lehel: Tündérpiknik (Fairy Picnic) - Romanian-Hungarian short film | 12’ | 2023 | 2023 | Romanian subtitles
As Lilla heads to her surprise birthday party, her best friend Kata tries one last time to gather her friends in hopes of a soulful gift, only to realize why the rush of a celebration is more important than a flight to the moon.

Operatőri etűd (Film Study) - Romanian-Hungarian short film | 4’ | 2023 | 2023 | No dialogs

Hajdu Szabolcs: Minefield’s Night - Romanian-Hungarian short film | 28’ | 2023 | 2023 | Subtitles: RO
A mysterious foreign couple arrive in a quiet Transylvanian village. Christopher Minefield and Patricia Lansky attract attention with their elegance and discretion. When the local pastor’s daughter falls ill, they call in Dr. Christopher to help. Left to her fate, Patricia spends a romantic afternoon with the hotel gardener. This has unforeseen consequences not only for the couple, but also for the hotel residents and the village.

DISCUSSION with the authors
Moderator: Blos-Jáni Melinda

DOCUMENTARIES BY CREATORS FROM CLUJ
19:00 Skovrán Tünde: Who Am I Not - documentary film. 2023, 105’ (subtitles: HU)
What makes a male, and what makes a female? Where do we draw the line, and does it really matter? Sharon-Rose Khumalo, a South African beauty queen, plunges into an identity crisis after finding out she has gender dysphoria. We follow her on her struggle of living in a male-female world, when you are born in-between.

DOCUMENTARIES BY CREATORS FROM CLUJ
21:00 Lakatos Miska: Six portraits of Roma from the Cristuru Secuiesc region - documentary film. 2024, 105’ (subtitles: EN)
DISCUSSION
Invited guests: Lakatos Miska, Lovassy Cseh Tamás, Kiss Tamás, Toró Tibor, Tóth Helga
Moderator: Fosztó László

In Romania, in Transylvania, around a quarter of the population of the Székelykeresztúr region is Roma. 10% of them live in extreme poverty, in settlements. Compared to other Szekler regions, coexistence around Székelykeresztúr is relatively peaceful. There are common institutions, mixed marriages are not unusual.However, exclusion is still present and almost all Roma have in common the desire to get rid of it. But the ways of breaking free are many and varied. Some people rely on tradition to preserve their separateness. Some would unite the Roma. Many seek to assimilate with the majority, or to experience equality in the same spaces as the majority. Almost all of them have some form of dual Roma-Hungarian identity. These are their stories.

‣‣‣ 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.
CLOSING CONCERT
𝟮𝟬:𝟬𝟬 Klezmer evening and Yiddish songs, 90’
Performed by Jake Shulman-Ment (violin), Jeremiah Lockwood (guitar), Francesca Ter-Berg (cello)

The screenings will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.
All screenings are free but subject to limited availability of seats.
Tranzit Foundation reserves the right to change the program.