KineDok December: "Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife" Online Screening and Discussion and "Between Revolutions" on Tour

KineDok, the European initiative dedicated to promoting creative documentaries in alternative venues, organised in Romania by the One World Romania Association, continues in December with nationwide screenings. Our effort to bring documentaries closer to the audience is complemented by special guest screenings and online discussions based on the films. Access to all screenings, both physical and online, is free of charge.

This month, the featured film Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife can be watched online between December 5 – 10, subtitled in English. To receive access details, please reply to this email.

The online discussion based on "Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife" will be available on the KineDok Facebook page starting December 9 at 8:00 PM and will be held in English. The guests will include the film’s director, Alexandru Solomon, and anthropologist Simion Pop, KineDok Bistrița organiser. They will discuss the film in the context of the current political and religious landscape.

Synopsis: In the midst of our frustrations, the hypnotic gaze of a monk who has been dead for over three decades promises us a better world. A disillusioned world, one that has lost faith in everything, awaits the miracle of changes that never came from this future saint. The legend of Father Arsenie Boca – for he is the one in question – fills the void left by the disappointments of the past 30 years. Arsenie Boca’s life may have appeared ordinary for his time, but his afterlife has been nothing short of extraordinary. He has emerged as a savior figure for millions, an omnipresent brand, and a symbol of the turbulent times we navigate today. 

Alexandru Solomon will also join the screening and discussion of "Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife" at the Visual Arts Museum in Galați on December 19, starting at 6:00 PM.

Lavinia Braniște, special guest in Botoșani and Suceava

In December, Between Revolutions, directed by Vlad Petri, will have several special screenings. Lavinia Braniște, one of Romania’s most renowned contemporary writers and co-screenwriter of the film, will be present for discussions with the audience after the screenings in Botoșani (Cinema Unirea, December 4, 7:00 PM) and Suceava (Spațiul Cilindru, managed by Asociația Un Concept Luna, December 5, 7:00 PM).

"Between Revolutions" at Bridging Communities

The Romanian National Council for Refugees is organizing another screening of "Between Revolutions" in Bucharest on December 7, at 5:30 PM, as part of the Bridging Communities event, which will take place at The Ark.

This initiative celebrates diversity and brings communities together by exploring universal themes through art and culture. The event will feature exhibitions, creative workshops for kids, live music and a living library where you can connect with the personal stories of refugees.

KineDok returns to Oradea at Cetatea Oradea

On December 22, starting at 7:00 PM, KineDok screenings will resume in Oradea with the support of the local partner MA hub, at Cetatea Oradea (Building E), featuring the documentary Fairy Garden. The opening screening will be accompanied by a special guest, the film's director, Gergő Somogyvári

KineDok December screening calendar

BÂRLAD – "Vasile Pârvan" Museum

December 8, 11:30 AM, Between Revolutions

December 22, 11:30 AM, Honeymoons

BOTOȘANI – Unirea Cinema

December 4, 7:00 PM, Between Revolutions, with guest Lavinia Braniște

BRAȘOV – Modern Cinema, as part of SETbv, organized by District Hub

December 6, 7:30 PM, All Men Become Brothers

BUCUREȘTI – The Ark, as part of Bridging Communities, organized by the Romanian National Council for Refugees

December 7, 5:30 PM, Between Revolutions

CLUJ-NAPOCA – "Octavian Goga" County Library

December 12, 7:00 PM, The Hamlet Syndrome

DEZMIR – Triplu Start Association

December 13, 7:00 PM, Magic Mountain

GALAȚI – Visual Arts Museum

December 5, 6:00 PM, What’s to Be Done?

December 12, 6:00 PM, BLIX, NO BOMBS

December 19, 6:00 PM, Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife, with guest Alexandru Solomon

ORADEA – Cetatea Oradea (Building E), local partner MA hub

December 22, 7:00 PM, Fairy Garden, with guest Gergő Somogyvári

SIBIU – Imaginarium Creative Hub

December 7, 7:00 PM, The Hamlet Syndrome

SUCEAVA – Spațiul Cilindru, local partner Asociația Un Concept Luna

December 5, 7:00 PM, Between Revolutions, with guest Lavinia Braniște

ONLINE – KineDok Romania

December 5 – 10, Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife

Starting December 9, 8:00 PM, Discussion with Alexandru Solomon and Simion Pop

For the full program, please follow our Facebook and Instagram pages. More details about the films are available on our website. The documentaries from this edition can be screened until April 2025.