THE NIGHT PRACTICE (Antrenamentul de Noapte) dir. Bogdan Alecsandru
Country: Romania
Language: Romanian
Format: Short Film (16 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch, Italiano, Español
Language: Romanian
Format: Short Film (16 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch, Italiano, Español
FEATURED IN: THE MALE GAZE: BREAKING DAWN
The new goalkeeper on a youth soccer team faces bullying and hostility from nearly all of his teammates. Only one of the boys, Robert, is nice to him, and they become friends. As the two grow closer, however, unassuming Robert turns out to be guarding a bloody secret.
WRITTEN BY: Bogdan Alecsandru, Aron Biro
CAST: Andrei Giurgea, Tiberius Zavelea, Gabriel Spahiu
PRODUCED BY: Ligia Prodan
CAST: Andrei Giurgea, Tiberius Zavelea, Gabriel Spahiu
PRODUCED BY: Ligia Prodan
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
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Bogdan Alecsandru is a queer Romanian filmmaker. After graduating with a BA in Film and Television Directing from UNATC "I. L. Caragiale", he continued his studies with an MA in Film Directing. His short films have been screened at festivals such as Karlovy Vary IFF, Sarajevo IFF, Transilvania IFF and Fantastic Fest. 'The Night Practice' was nominated for Best Short Film at the Romanian Gopo Awards. In 2024, Bogdan was 1 of the 10 filmmakers selected to be part of Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema program at Karlovy Vary IFF. He was also selected to be part of the Directors Summit in the Talents Sarajevo program the same year. He explores the themes of teenagehood, queerness, intimacy and anxiety's dark undertones.
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