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desiderium

Mihai Minovici (26), a mediocre actor as seen by others, returns for the last time to his childhood home, before its demolition. In two peculiar nights, the house lures him into a labyrinth of memories and shows him his starting point in life as an actor. But as demolition approaches, Minovici refuses to leave the house. Cornelius (28), his brother, comes to talk him out of it, but Minovici is determined to fight for his past.

  • Livia Maria Sîrbu
    Director
  • Livia Maria Sîrbu
    Writer
  • Cătălina Popescu
    Writer
  • Vlad Constantin Ghiță
    Director of Photography
  • Mihai Dumitrache
    Editor
  • Livia Maria Sîrbu
    Producer
  • Xavier Longás i Bosch
    Sound production coordinator
  • Celia Carbó
    Sound Design
  • Pepe Moll
    Sound Design
  • Josep Vilagut
    Mixing & Soundtrack supervision
  • Georgina L. Wolckowicz
    Music
  • Horia Constantinescu
    Music
  • Bianca Demetrescu
    Music
  • Șerban Gomoi
    Music
  • Alexandru Voicu
    Music
  • Andreea Tcaciuc
    Set & Costume Design
  • Georgiana Spiridon
    Set & Costume Design
  • Maria Morariu
    Set & Costume Design
  • Mihai Alexandru Petrea
    Casting Director
  • Alexandru Voicu
    Key Cast
    "Mihai Minovici"
  • Șerban Gomoi
    Key Cast
    "Cornelius"
  • Dragoș Olaru
    Key Cast
    "Mircea"
  • Gelu Nițu
    Key Cast
    "Director"
  • Ana Dumitrașcu
    Key Cast
    "Gina"
  • Mihai Trăsnea
    Key Cast
    "Carlo"
  • Teofil Memelis
    Key Cast
    "Policeman"
  • Horia Constantinescu
    Key Cast
    "Pianist"
  • Tudor Bojin
    Key Cast
    "Worker 1"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    drama
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 30, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    Romania
  • Country of Filming:
    Romania
  • Language:
    Romanian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - National University of Theatre and Film "I.L. Caragiale"
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Livia Maria Sîrbu

Livia Maria Sîrbu is a film director and producer. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in film directing, and a master's degree in film production and documentary film.
She has directed over 9 short films, one of which, The Day That Never Comes, was screened and awarded at several international festivals and earned her a nomination for the Gopo Awards in 2024.
At the same time, The Day That Never Comes is the most distributed Romanian short film on television channels (over 30) in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.
Livia has participated in several development programs in Europe, including Wos Fabrique (within War on Screen Film Festival) in France, Talent Lab at TIFF, Co-production Meeting at D'A - Festival Cinema Barcelona. Additionally, she participated in several creative writing workshops, where she developed an affinity for the hybrid film area, wanting to expand her horizons by combining fiction with documentary. Also, she was a member of the Young Jury at Concorto Film Festival in 2024.
Currently, as a director, she is developing two projects: a short film set in the 1950s in Bucharest and her first feature film that will talk about the world of female producers in Eastern Europe.
As a producer, she produced two feature-length documentaries, in addition to over 60 other short films. One of the two feature-length documentaries, Family Weekend, was awarded a Special Mention by the Romanian Days Jury at TIFF (Transilvania International Film Festival) last summer. Currently, besides the projects as a director, she has two documentaries in post-production and is in development with a documentary series and 3 fictions, one of which is a Romanian-French co-production. Since this year, Livia has also been a programmer in the DocShort section at the international documentary film festival, Astra Film Festival.

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