Mammalia
program information
Director: Sebastian Mihailescu
Producers: Diana Paroiu, Ada Solomon
Co-producers: Ewa Puszczynska, Nina Frese
Production: microFILM, Extreme Emotions, Pandora Film
Co-productions: Bord Cadre films, Sovereign Films, HiFilm Productions
In association with: Visual Walkabout, nomada.solo, Aeroplan Studios, XANF, Les Films d’Antoine, Wunderlust
Executive Producers: Dan Wechsler, Andreas Roald, Jamal Zeinal-Zade
Associate Producer: Antoine Simkine
Line Producers: Vlad Grajdan, Malgorzata Bereznicka
Writers: Andrei Epure, Sebastian Mihailescu
Cinematographer: Barbu Balasoiu
Editor: Catalin Cristutiu
Sound Design: Alin Zabrauteanu, Dragos Catarau
Sound Mix: Maciej Pawlowski M.P.S.E.
Dialogue Editing and Premix: Alexandru Dumitru Composer Piotr Kurek
Sound: Krzysztof Stasiak
Production: Designer Anca Lazar
Costume Designer: Malgorzata Trzaskowska
Hair and Make-up: Katrin Paas, Andreea Lupu
Cast: István Téglás, Malina Manovici, Denisa Nicolae, Steliana Balacianu, Rolando Matsangos, Mirela Cretan, Andreea Gheorghe, Mircea Bujoreanu, Alex Nemteanu, Marian Pîrvu, Dan Zarug Mihai, Bianca Roiu, Elena Chingalata, Dana «Marijuana» Coteanu, Alina Vior, Sorina Oprean, Feihong Pascu, Claudiu Mitcu
Critical text
Mammalia impacta por su reposada y onírica puesta en escena, que invita a la reflexión sobre la masculinidad y la identidad. En su debut en el largometraje de ficción, Sebastian Mihailescu aborda mediante una narrativa no lineal los roles de género de una pareja. Mientras ella busca su espacio, él parece perder su lugar. El aura pesadillesca de este relato con la paternidad como telón de fondo recuerda a Eraserhead, aunque lo estático de sus planos puede remitir a Roy Andersson. La película ha sido seleccionada para el Forum de la Berlinale y en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Transilvania. MARCOS CASADO
BIOGRAPHY
Sebastian Mihăilescu is a writer, director and producer from Romania. His documentary You Are Ceausescu To Me (2021) won Best Filmat Ji.hlava IFF, the DocLisboa IFF's New Talent Award and the Transilvania IFF's What's Up Doc Competition. His short film Old Luxurious Flat Located In An Ultra-Central, Desirable Neighborhood (2016) premiered in the Pardi di Domani Competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2016. Mammalia is his debut feature film.
