WHERE ELEPHANTS GO?

Director: Gabi Șarga, Cătălin Rotaru

Producer: Gabriela Suciu-Pădurețu

Production company: Atelier de Film

Country: Romania

A mother, who prostitutes herself for her cancer-stricken daughter, finds love with a confused and depressed young man.

Synopsis:

Leni is a little girl who realizes that whatever she does, her destiny is already written by someone else. No matter how much she fights for her life, she can’t change the disease that is wearing her out. Her mother, who prostitutes herself for her cancer-stricken daughter, finds love with a confused and depressed young man, Marcel. Marcel is a misfit, a marginal. He refuses to work, he refuses to integrate in society. He lives on the charity of others. He is 24 years old and has no biography. Or, better said, he has multiple invented biographies, which are inspired by famous fictions. In a world where there’s little left to control, they will all influence each other greatly.

Directors: Gabi Șarga, Cătălin Rotaru

Cătălin and Gabi Virginia have a large experience in the film and television industry, working as screenwriters and directors for more than 10 TV series. Their first fiction short film, “4:15 PM the End of the World” premiered in the Official Competition of Cannes Film Festival. Their co-directed first feature, “Thou Shalt Not Kill” premiered in Warsaw Film Festival and had an intensive festival track record around the globe, winning a Special Jury award in Indie Lisboa Film Festival in 2019.

Producer: Gabriela Suciu-Pădurețu

Gabi Suciu attended the prestigious UNATC Film Faculty in Bucharest graduating with a BA in Directing, an MA in Production and a PhD in Film & Media. With over 12 years experience, she consistently produces up to 8 titles a year, all lengths, genres and formats. She continued her training in Emerging Strategies in Film Distribution and Marketing in Berlin in 2012, where her previous studies in Computer Science, married to her knack for filmmaking led her to understand the needs of the market and the fast and continuous change that can influence a marketing campaign, thus starting a parallel new adventure to film production: film distribution and marketing. She is currently a lecturer at the film production masters at UNATC.