Centrul Astra Film
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Astra Film Festival

DIGGING FOR LIFE

Pavel Cuzuioc,  Romania ,  2011 ,  55'

Producer: Aurelian Nica, Andrei Crețulescu,  Carmen Harabagiu, Andrei Cretulescu, Aurelian Nica / HBO Romania,  HBO Romania

Film Presentation:
A cemetery is not a forbidden place. However, this is not an area where most people prefer to spend their time. The only living inhabitants of a cemetery are the gravediggers. Be it winter, spring, summer or fall - the concerns of the diggers always remain the same. They dig and they bury. They seem to lack fear and sensibility. They are immune to tears and lamentations. One of the living "ghosts" at "Doina" Cemetery is Ms. Eleonora. She's been making arrangements for her funeral for ten years now, although she's only 62, healthy and sober. This preoccupation is part of her culture. The St. Lazarus Cemetery or Doina (as everyone calls it) from Chisinau, Republic of Moldova is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe, two million square meters, the place were both camps meet: Gravediggers and Ms. Eleonora - the only Big Mystery binding them - Death.
Director's Bio-Filmography:
Date and place of Birth 16.12.1978 - Chisinau, Republic of Moldova Current address: Vienna - Austria. Working in Austria, Romania, Moldova phone : 0040727576006 004369917105024 e-mail : p.cuzuioc@gmail.com Work Experience since 2009 AUTLOOK Filmsales GmbH - Head of Acquisitions (Vienna) since 2006 Owner ZENOBIA FILM (www.zenobiafilm.com) (Bucharest) Commisioning Editor March 2011 ZAGREB DOX - Pitching Forum (Zagreb, Croatia) October 2010 DOCU REGIO - Pitching Forum (Lille, France) Education and Training Oct. 2009 - Jan. 2010 NIPKOW PROGRAMM - 3 months fellowship in Berlin for script development. 2003 - 2006 Vienna Film Academy - Film Director (with Prof. Michael Haneke and Peter Patzak) University for Music and Performing Arts Oct. 2001 - June 2002 Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, Postgraduate International Studies October 1996 - Febr. 2000 State University Bucharest / Romania, Faculty of Law Filmography 2006 - 2011 "Digging for Life" / "Doina Groparilor" - Doc. 75', HBO CE "Trois Femmes de Moldavie" - Doc. 42', Zenobia Film 2003 - 2005 "The Return" - short, 16mm, 12', AT (Vienna Film Academy) "Renato & Co." - short doc., 16mm, 7', (Vienna Film Academy) "Infinitum" - short, 16mm, 5', AT (Vienna Film Academy) "Fetisch" - short, DV, 3', RO/AT, "From P. to P." - short, DV, 5' , RO/AT "The Keymaker" - short, DV, 12', RO/AT , "TABU" - short, DV, 7', RO/AT
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