Appalachia

a film by Roxana Stroe

Synopsis
Leo, a 17-year-old biker, and Raisa, the daughter of the pastor of a small conservative village in Romania, fall in love at first sight. But communitarianism and religious fanaticism will defeat their relationship.

Roxana Stroe
Roxana studied directing at the National University of Theatre and Cinema "I.L. Caragiale" in Bucharest.
Her short films have participated in many international festivals and have won several awards. Her short film Perennial Plants, made in 2013, won the Critics Award at the International Student Film Festival CineMaiubit in Bucharets while Black Friday was named Best Romanian Short Film at the Transilvania International Film Festival in 2015.A Night in Tokoriki has obtained more than 100 festival selections (San Sebastian, Karlovy Vary, Namur...) and 25 awards.

The main characteristics of her work are the minimalist dialogues and the use of music and slow motion in key scenes.

Awards
Best No-Dialogue - Arrow International Film Festival (Paris, France)
Best Performances (Male) - Motion Picture Film Award
Best Performances (Female) - Motion Picture Film Award
Best Cinematography - Sleeping Owl Film Festival (India)
Best of Europa - World Film Festival (Barcelona)
Best Short Film Drama - 3rd Genesis International Film Festival

Festivals
Festival du film francophone de Namur (Belgique) - In competition
Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium) - In competition
Bucharest International Film Festival (Romania) - In competition
Cork International Film Festival (Ireland) - In competition
Snow Leopard International Film Festival (Madrid, Spain) - In competition
Vegas Shorts (USA) - In competition
Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival (Istanbul, Turkey) - In competition
Festival du film court francophone (Vaulx-en-Velin, France) - In competition
Festival One Country, One Movie (France) - In competition
Medellín International Film Festival (Colombia) - In competition
Europa Film Festival (Spain) - In competition
IPIFF INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS INDIE FILM FESTIVAL - In competition
Sleeping Owl Film Fest (India) - In competition
World Film Festival (Barcelona) - In competition (Director, Drama, Actress, Best of Europa)
Fantastic Film Festival (Barcelona) - In competition
Anonimul International Independant Film Festival (Romania) - In competition
Serile Filmului Românesc (Romania) - In competition
Festival Delle Migrazioni (Italy) - In competition
Rabat Author International Film Festival (Morocco) - In competition
Beirut Shorts International Film Festival (Lebanon) - In competition
International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino (Poland) - In competition
Lisboa Indie Film Festival (Portugal) - In competition
Star Film Fest Barcelona (Spain) - In competition
Short Film Breaks (Romania) - In competition
ClujShorts (Romania) - In competition

Crew
Written by : Roxana Stroe et Ana Maria Gheorghe
Directed by : Roxana Stroe
Production : Olivier Berlemont and Pierre Mourey (Origine Films) & Emilie Dubois & Gabriela Suciu (GS Atelier de Film) & Julie Esparbes (Helicotronc).
DOP : Adrian Paduretu
Costume designer : Alina Petrovschi
Edit : Cristi Dimitriu
VFX : Dan Neda
Sound edit et Mix : Aline Gavroy