CHILDREN OF EFORIE documentary short / 2025
The work with the working title "Children from Eforie", is a 10-minute video depicting children experiencing the Black Sea for the first time in Eforie, Romania.
The work highlights accessibility and social issues within the setting of Romania’s Soviet-era landscapes. The kids we see in the video are considered palliative cases, meaning their lives are limited. "Children from Eforie" follows their journey onto a beach typically inaccessible to those with disabilities, where volunteers carry their wheelchairs through the sand, allowing these children to occupy a space usually reserved for tourists and people who are not dependent on accessibility. We also see many female bodies in the video, highlighting that care work for ill children remains predominantly female. The city’s Soviet-era sanatoriums, with their utilitarian, health-focused architecture, now largely abandoned, form a symbolic backdrop for the video.
Format: 2K, color
Length: 9:30 min
Language: no dialogue
Production Country
Germany, UK
Cinematography and Production
Kristina Paustian
Editing
Dariya Susak
Music
Ben Fawkes
Sound design and mix
Christian Obermaier
Color Grading
Dariya Susak
