WHEN
CLOUDS
GROW
TOWARDS
EACH
OTHER
short film



Maia and David are living together, but their relationship has recently ended.
After sharing an intimate moment, they now have to figure out the final details before David moves out.
Iulian Daniel Popa’s debut offers an honest look at the more pragmatic side of a breakup. (IFFR take)




cast & crew:
written & directed by Iulian Daniel POPA
cast: Victoria Ecaterina MORARU | Alex MUNTEANU
cinematography: David CONSTANTINESCU
editing: Sabin MARDALE
sound design: Vlad GLIGOR
art direction: Amalia MITITELU
grading: Mircea CRIVOI
1st AC: Ioana DOBRE
2nd AC: Andrei PETREA
sound recording: Oliver IBĂNESCU
boom operator: Alexandru BADEA
translation: Antonia IVANCIU (EN) | Daniel SEBIN (FR)
making-of: Ana-Maria BUCUR
producer: Cosmin TIȚA



film festivals:
International Film Festival Rotterdam (2022 | The Netherlands)
Cinemed Festival (2022 | France)
Thessaloniki International Film Festival (2022 | Greece)
Filmkunstfest MV (2022 | Germany)
Transilvania International Film Festival (2022 | Romania)
Cinemaiubit Film Festival (2022 | Romania)
Anonimul International Film Festival (2022 | Romania)
The white night of Romanian film (2022 | Romania)
Serile Filmului Românesc (2022 | Romania)
IFSAK Short Film Festival (2023 | Turkey)

technical information:
production year: 2021
country: Romania
running time: 13 minutes, 14 seconds
aspect ratio: 2.35:1
genre: drama
framerate: 25 fps
sound: stereo
language: Romanian
subtitles: English / French
screening format: DCP 2K










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