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Brebenel

When a meat factory worker tries to apply for a new job at the company's central headquarters, two worlds collide! Brebenel is now torn between joining the soulless machinery of the corporate world for financial incentives, or turn back to the fragile, but alive, world of the simple man.

  • Alexandru George Fiț
    Director
    Road Blue, Distalgia
  • Alexandru George Fiț
    Writer
    Road Blue, Distalgia
  • Alexandru George Fiț
    Producer
    Road Blue, Distalgia
  • Dragoș Mihalcea
    Producer
    Road Blue, Distalgia
  • Bogdan Florea
    Producer
    Road Blue, Distalgia
  • Bogdan Florea
    Key Cast
    "Brebenel"
    Distalgia
  • Denisa Bărbulescu
    Key Cast
    "Veronica"
    Sabina: Tortured for Christ - The Nazi Years, Flori, fete si baieti
  • Ionuț Ionescu
    Key Cast
    "Bostan"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 29, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    750 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Romania
  • Country of Filming:
    Romania
  • Language:
    Romanian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.375:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Alexandru George Fiț

● Romanian independent filmmaker.
● Owner of small studio and personal brand, AIDOL.
● Film Director, Cinematographer, Writer, Editor, Colorist, Photographer.
● Previously awarded/nominated for: Best Cinematography, Best Drama Short Film, Best Experimental Film, Best Director.
● Previously part-time theatre director, writer and actor, mostly under own-funded art club.
● Passionate about arthouse films, impactful story-telling, visually-striking cinematography, abstract imagery and symbolism.

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Director Statement

"Brebenel" is a satire of modern corporate culture, where sophisticated vocabulary and surface-level appearances take the place of actual meaning and genuine reason. The juxtaposition between its vintage film aesthetic with Academy ratio and modern setting is intended to frame the story through the eye of a working class man, a man from the old world thrown into the new. It is also shot in a POV style of the characters, with symmetrical frames to mimic a stage play. At its core, "Brebenel" is a critique of the shallow world of high-powered careers, while also asking the question "How much is integrity worth when faced with the highest bidder?".