filmography

“The Death of The Centurion – A mystery story of the past” (Mystery, Historical, Short, 2024)
Synopsis: “When the young recruit Candidus is dispatched to the newly formed Roman Province Dacia, he is witnessing the strange and mystical death of the Centurion Cassius Liberius, in its fragile balance between reality and superstition.” Director Statement: “An adaptation of an urban legend heard from my father, which in turn was told to him by an elderly uncle, so a story with an oral history of 3 generations transposed somewhere in Roman antiquity of the II century in Dacia Province, in the wilderness of the Carpathians. A scenario premise that accompanied me for several years until I found the possibility of making it into a screen. In “Death of the Centurion” I wanted to create a particularly unclear, oppressive world, with a lot of action at night, with a Chiaroscuro cinematography of lights, shadows, fires, torches, candles(inspired by Georges de La Tour), a world in which the invader finds and keeps with difficulty the firmness of his convictions and strongly questions his personal spiritual universe in front of the local beliefs and events…” Watch film: http://reveel.film/WQDy0cxBwt4PfKB

“The Fourth Sunrise” (Arthouse, Sci-Fi, Feature, 2023)
Synopsis: “In 1992 the retired astronaut commander William Florescu relocates on shores of the Black Sea where he recollects his spatial experience from January 1962, when he took part to the pioneer U.S. “Genesis 1491″ Space Mission.” Director Statement: “I wanted to create an allegorical story about Space travel that seeks the possible foundation and meaning of the human existence. An antidote to nihilism. This is how the character astronaut William Florescu, an American of Romanian origins, was born. A prototype of the no border human dreamer since his childhood to old age. Everything else is a filmic metaphor of life which mix two of my passions. Both aesthetic and romantic: (the seaside scapes, with the infinite sea, the sun, the strong breeze) and the Astronautics science field (with it’s Space shuttles, the Retro visual designs of the ’60s, a lot of Space stuff details, atmos, Space scapes, etc.) A blend of my inner searches and the day by day findings. “The Fourth Sunrise” is the second part of the Arthouse feature movie “The Astronaut of God”, also having as main character the young astronaut William Florescu.” Watch film: https://fawesome.tv/movies/10556125/the-fourth-sunrise

“The Astronaut of God” (Arthouse, Sci-Fi, Feature, 2020)
Synopsis: “1962. An unprecedented quest in the outer space by the US “Genesis 1491″ space mission. William Florescu, an United States astronaut of Romanian origins is facing the strange events of fifth fly in the outer space, being one of the unknown pioneer of the Space conquest where he experience philosophical and emotional incidents.” Director Statement: The seek of the existential answers is a perpetual quest for the human being. In the dawn of Golden Age of Space exploration, in the ’60s, everything seemed possible. As a Romanian filmmaker I`ve made some connections between the main character and the Romanian culture. (like traditional philosophy ideas used in the dialogues or the name of main character which is rooted to Romania -Florescu). Watch film: https://watch.plex.tv/movie/the-astronaut-of-god

“Voyage to Himalaya – The Kangchenjunga Expedition 2022” (Documentary, Feature, 2023)
Synopsis: “Questing the spectacular Himalayas on the route for ascension of Kangchenjunga Massif of 8586m, the third highest peak of the World along with two Romanian climbers part of an International expedition. Teodor Tulpan and Cătălin Mastan. Kangchenjunga is not a well-known mountain. Although, it is the third highest on earth it lacks the fame of Everest, and the “prestige” of K2, the only two higher peaks. Following the climbing diary of Teodor Tulpan, the international expedition led by John Gill is discovering the challenges and beauty of an ascension on an eight-thousander Himal”. Watch film: https://fawesome.tv/movies/10561751/voyage-to-himalaya-the-kangchenjunga-expedition-2022

“The Last Dream for The Moon” (Mockumentary, Sci-Fi, Short, 2016)
Synopsis: “July, 1969. The space race for Moon exploration between the Americans and Soviets gets to its final moments. The first human being is going to land shortly on the Moon. But an incident in Carpathians Mountains and a mysterious footage, revealed by professor Werner, take the Moon exploration stories to some new fantastic possibilities.” Director Statement: Actually the movie had three main inspiration sources.
1. An 1969 poem of a Romanian schoolboy called “The Last Song for The Moon”, suggesting the demythisation and desacralisation of The Moon, starting with the first humans landing on moon.
2. The Columbia 2003 space shuttle crash, when a Texan farmer finds an astronaut helmet on his lands.
3. The character of prof. Werner, a Saxon form Transylvania (Romania), is a later projection of the famous scientist Hermann Oberth, also born in Transylvania, one of the parents of astrophysics along with Tiolkovsky and Robert H. Goddard.” Watch film: https://fawesome.tv/movies/10526750/the-last-dream-for-the-moon

“141 A.D. Mission in Dacia” (Fiction, Mythology-Thriller, Feature, 2018)
Synopsis: “Year 141 after Christ in the Roman province of Dacia. An unusual appearance of a comet is spotted on the night sky. The astrologers think it is a bad omen which will bring misfortune and death.
In these frightening days a deadly epidemic among cantoned soldiers spreads in a Roman fort (on the border of Dacia Province). Doctors are overcome by the situation. No one knows the cause of this disease and the number of deaths is steadily increasing. Four Roman explorers, led by the experienced Centurion Marcus – (along with his comrades Aquila, Tertius and Nerva) are sent by the commander of the fort – Prefect Cornelius Fulvius on a special mission to the unknown and unconquered territories beyond empire’s border, those ruled by the Free Dacians, to find an unusual solution to this plague.
The journey of the Romans to the mysterious Serpent Mountains becomes unexpected and adventurous. These are the dark times when Jupiter ruled the destinies of mortals.
The mission of the Romans is therefore under the sign of the will of the gods and the unpredictable.” Watch film: https://watch.plex.tv/movie/141-a-d-mission-in-dacia

“Forever Francesca” (Fiction, Short, Romance, 2021)
Synopsis: “A day in the life of a young writer, in its fragile balance between reality and dream. A journey in a parallel universe of a young mind in the process of creation, illusions and solitude. The lonely writer faces Francesca, the editor and the summer days in Sibiu town, in Transylvania.” Watch film: https://fawesome.tv/movies/10565136/forever-francesca

“Silent Cry” (Fiction, Short, 2013)
Synopsis: “An incident in the Carpathian Mountains at the end of winter, takes an unexpected turn.” Watch film: https://youtu.be/u5UOt6_bz3A

“Man versus man” (Documentary, Short, 2014)
Synopsis: “During a war people die regardless of the side they fight for. Today, the heroes are built by PR agencies, pilots once conquered the skies with courage and dignity. An inspirational short documentary about death, humans and wings, with an aviator, General, writer and veteran of the Second World War.” Watch film: https://cinesquare.net/?fbclid=IwAR1DJRBgVEbxZwpW4Mx0dg-ex3ZpGxxu2MXdHsgAO5OMhgsHi2dB0h9gM6E#/movie/3033

“Draco – the stone faces” (Documentary, Feature, 2012)
Synopsis: “The film exposes in an original way a portrait of the ancient inhabitants of the Romanian territory, claimed in a certain way as the ancestors of the Romanians, the ones called “the immortals” by the antiquity writers. “DRACO-the stone faces” is a cinematic journey into the ancient Dacia, a meeting with Zalmoxis, the forgotten deity of the Getae, a series of questions, controversy and images revealed word-by-word from Latin and Greek texts of contemporary writers. An authentic portrait carved in stone by the greatest Roman empire artists. A fascinating visual journey in ancient times.” Watch film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS4lirbgx0o

“SIBIU 1989” (Documentary, Feature, 2009)
Synopsis: “Lasting 53 minutes, the documentary revisits both the myth and the facts of the tragic events of the city Sibiu in 1989, year of the colapse of Nicolae Ceausescu`s Communist dictatorship. A true story about courage, dreams and liberty.” Watch film: https://youtu.be/sgkyNjxJEZE