17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
In a remote Romanian village, an unusually high number of residents receive disability aid, leading social services to send inspectors to investigate. The village seems almost like a storybook place, where each person has a different disability but continues daily life with determination and humor. Moved by what they see, the inspectors help secure more financial support for the community. However, when they return to collect missing documents, they discover that the village is not as simple or honest as it first appeared, and a hidden reality slowly comes to light.
ದೂರದ ರೊಮೇನಿಯನ್ ಹಳ್ಳಿಯೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಜನರು ಅಂಗವೈಕಲ್ಯ ಸಹಾಯಧನ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವುದರಿಂದ, ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸೇವಾ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳನ್ನು ತನಿಖೆಗೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಮೊದಲ ನೋಟಕ್ಕೆ, ಈ ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಒಂದು ಕಥಾಪುಸ್ತಕದ ಲೋಕದಂತೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತದೆ; ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರಿಗೂ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಅಂಗವೈಕಲ್ಯ ಇದ್ದರೂ, ಅವರು ದೃಢತೆಯೂ ಹಾಸ್ಯಭಾವವೂ ಜೊತೆಯಾಗಿ ದಿನನಿತ್ಯದ ಬದುಕನ್ನು ಸಾಗಿಸುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಇದರಿಂದ ಪ್ರಭಾವಿತರಾದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಸಮುದಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ನೆರವು ಒದಗಿಸಲು ಸಹಕರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಕೊರತೆಯ ದಾಖಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಮರುಬಂದಾಗ, ಈ ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ ಕಂಡಷ್ಟು ಸರಳವೂ ಸತ್ಯಸಂಧವೂ ಅಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬುದು ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗತೊಡಗುತ್ತದೆ; ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಮರೆಮಾಚಿದ ವಾಸ್ತವತೆ ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Ioana Mischie, Sorin Baican, Ilaria Malagutti
Screenplay:
Ioana Mischie
Director of Photography:
George Dascalescu
Editor :
Ciprian Cimpoi
Music :
Emiliano Mazzenga
Ioana Mischie (b. 1989) is a Romanian born transmedia artist, writer director, and futurist working across film, virtual reality, and interactive storytelling. Educated at UNATC and the USC School of Cinematic Arts as a Fulbright grantee, she completed her doctoral research with Summa Cum Laude. Her background spans cinema, XR, and participatory narratives with social impact. Her works include 37 YEARS (2016), CUMULONIMBUS (2017), THE WETLAND (2018), UNSILENCED VOICES (2019), and GOVERNMENT OF CHILDREN (2019). Her style blends technology with civic imagination and worldbuilding. Her projects have screened at Cannes and Venice IFFs and won awards including the WEBBY AWARDS and SXSW.