Ana Maria Gheorghe
Writing
Biography
Ana Gheorghe is a screenwriter and producer, having a B.A. in Film Studies and a M.A. in Screenwriting from the National University of Theatre and Film “I.L. Caragiale” Bucharest. She has written three feature length scripts and a number of short films. Her graduation short A NIGHT IN TOKORIKI received the Special Prize from the Generation 14plus jury at the 2016 Berlinale and was screened at almost 90 festivals such as AFI Fest, San Sebastian, Karlovy Vary, Namur. Since 2016, Ana-Maria works as Developmentand Executive Producer for Saga Film, a production company based in Bucharest, founded in 2000 by Alexandru Teodorescu. At Saga Ana has produced short films such as MAYBE DARKNESS WILL COVER ME, BUCHAREST SEEN FROM ABOVE (selected at Trieste FF, Thessaloniki FF, Transilvania IFF) and INTERFON 15 (premiered at Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2021). Now, Ana is in post-production with Andrei Epure’s first feature film DON’T LET ME DIE, and in pre-production with NAVA MAMĂ, Ana Vijdea’s debut documentary, developed at IDFA Project Space and Mediterranean Film Institute's DocLab.
Known For
The corpse of a woman is found in front of Maria’s apartment window. She agrees to take charge of the funeral, becoming involved in her neighbour’s existence. Maria adopts the woman’s unattended dogs and forms a bond with her estranged son. After the burial, Maria tries to reclaim her own life back, but a haunting feeling lingers.
Don't Let Me Die
After years behind bars, three young men begin to rediscover lives of aggression and excess in their raucous Roma community. Among them is Alex, a captivating figure with a disturbingly blasé attitude toward violence, women, and guilt. In this absorbing documentary, offering a rare peek into contemporary Roma culture, Alex and his fellow ex-cons reconcile the outside world with the gray-shaded areas of morality with which they all struggle.
Turn Off the Lights
In an improvised night club called "Tokoriki" the whole village celebrates Gianina's 18th birthday. Her boyfriend and Alin will give her a most surprising gift, one that nobody will ever forget.
A Night in Tokoriki
Leo, a 17-year-old biker, and Raisa, the pastor's daughter of a small conservative village from Romania, fall in love at first sight, but communitarianism and religious fanaticism will defeat their relationship.
Appalachia
A found-footage documentary assembled exclusively out of post-socialist Romanian advertisements, this brings together these documents of Romania’s long transition period, they are made to speak about life, love and death, about the body and human frailty, about nature and the supernatural, about recent history, and, of course, about socialism and capitalism.
Eight Postcards from Utopia
Several residents discover an unconscious woman lying in front of the block. Even though she lives on the third floor, nobody knows her name. While waiting for rescue, the neighbours reflect on her life and their own.
Intercom 15
Young Ela, trapped by the pandemic lock-down, peers out her window, unveiling the hidden lives of her neighbours – especially that of a mysterious boy. As a silent crisis unfolds, Ela's imagination becomes her secret weapon and when he needs help, she tries to reach him despite the distance.