The Myth of the Abandonment

Director: bianca-ioana costin
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Ana travels down her memory lane to piece together the story of her daughter’s abduction. The landscapes of the small town where she lives in Romania become a canvas for her thoughts, which come to life as she moves between two different time frames.

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Duration: 22min.

Country: Belgium

Language: Romanian

Year: 2024

Genre: Documentary, Experimental

Topic: Bureaucracy, Childhood, Children, Communism, Discrimination, Documentary, Dream, Experimental, Family, Feminism, Freedom, Gender, Grief, Happiness, Human Rights, Memories, Motherhood, Mourning, Mystery, Myth, Patriarchy, Politics

Cast & Crew

Director: bianca-ioana costin

Production company: APACH- HELB

Writer: bianca-ioana costin

Cinematographer: Clara Munhos de Martins

Editor: Sébastien Wauman

Music: Vincent Accaino

Actors: Ana Radu , Marion Le Roy

Festivals & Awards

2025

Brussels Short Film Festival

Faito Doc Festival

2026

MEDIAWAVE - International Film and Music Gathering Best Short Documentary Film

Bucharest Feminist Film Festival

First Short- Festival Panafricain de films d'écoles de Yaoundé

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