Sebastian mihailescu
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Movies of the Week #3 #4 (2025)
Vampiru’ Zombi is an independent film by Sebastian Mihăilescu exploring Romanian vampires through the eyes of artist Cătălina, who aims to weave childhood dreams into a narrative. Its charm lies in its unconventional style and imperfect execution. Meanwhile, Flow narrates animals overcoming a flood, showcasing beauty and simplicity in animation but lacking emotional depth. Read more
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Vampiru’ Zombi (2024) | Liminal Cinema
Vampiru’ Zombi stands out with its blend of art-house aesthetics and semi-fictional introspection, exploring themes of fatherhood, abandonment, and self-discovery. While some scenes feel surface-level, its raw, experimental essence captivates, showcasing Sebastian Mihăilescu’s brash minimalism and knack for blurring reality with fiction. A guerrilla triumph, it exemplifies liminal cinema’s ability to evoke meaning in chaos. Read more
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Movie of the Week #5 (2024)
Pentru mine tu ești Ceaușescu (2021): Sebastian Mihăilescu stood out with the controversial Mammalia (2023) last year, but his debut feature should ruffle considerably fewer feathers, while staking its own claim for your attention. In an unconventional (and artsy) documentary, Mihăilescu challenges a group of teenagers to audition for the role of young Nicolae Ceaușescu, Read more
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Movies of the Week #9 (2023)
This week, Berlinale recap! Here (2023): At just 82 minutes, the movie is strikingly short. Especially if you get into its mood, it will lull you before you even realize it’s ending. We are so used to our urban jungles, that nature takes on ever more mystical qualities. In the world of Here, nature provides, Read more
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Berlinale Review: Mammalia (2023)
It’s enough to give the trailer for Mammalia a quick watch in order to get a sense of what an otherworldly experience it is going to be. This is Sebastian Mihailescu’s second feature and it highlights the Romanian director as a remarkable experimentalist. The plot is straightforward – a man goes looking for his partner, Read more
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