MAYBE THERE IS NO DISTANCE

Students make films by the book, more often than not on a given theme. Letiția Popa managed something infinitely more difficult: a documentary about her inability to do her homework. Because the requirement – “make a film about refugees” – although generic in the festival circuit of privilege, gave her unwanted power; her, of all people, the partner of a refugee. Later, after the relationship ended abruptly, the filmmaker asked for a second chance for the film and reconciliation. Alongst an emotional “how are you?” on the phone, the limitless images of the outside world slow down in counter-time with the words always spoken too hastily. (Călin Boto, BIEFF 2022)