Mammalia
TITLE
Mammalia
DIRECTOR
Sebastian Mihăilescu
COUNTRY
Romania, Poland, Germany
YEAR
2023
DURATION
88′
GENRE
Drama
Mammalia
A man on the brink of losing control discovers a world of strange rituals and unsettling communities, as the lines between the real and the surreal start to blur.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Sebastian Mihăilescu
Sebastian Mihăilescu is a writer, director and producer from Romania. After completing his Bachelor studies in computer science, Sebastian decided to pursue a career in film directing and embarked on a Bachelor degree, followed by a Master’s, at the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest. He directs documentaries and features, while also helming commercials. His feature-length documentary YOU ARE CEAUȘESCU TO ME (2021) won Best Film from Central and Eastern Europe and Best Cinematography at Ji.hlava IFF, the DocLisboa IFF's New Talent Award and the Transilvania IFF's What's Up Doc Competition. His short film OLD LUXURIOUS FLAT LOCATED IN AN ULTRA-CENTRAL, DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD (2016) premiered in the Pardi di Domani Competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2016. MAMMALIA is his debut feature film, produced by Diana Păroiu and Ada Solomon for microFilm (Romania), and co-produced by Ewa Puszczyńska for Extreme Emotions (Poland) and Nina Frese for Pandora Film (Germany). In his films, Sebastian constantly experiments with the cinematic language, moving away from the formal conventions of fiction toward a more liberated expression of the medium.
- DirectorSebastian Mihăilescu
- ScreenplayAndrei Epure, Sebastian Mihăilescu
- CinematographyBarbu Bălășoiu
- EditingCătălin Cristuțiu
- CastIstván Téglás, Mălina Manovici, Denisa Nicolae,Steliana Bălăcianu, Rolando Matsangos, Mirela Crețan, Andreea Gheorghe, Mircea Bujoreanu, Alex Nemțeanu, Marian Pîrvu, Dan Zarug Mihai, Bianca Roiu, Elena Chingălată, Dana „Marijuana” Coteanu, Alina Vior, Sorina Oprean, Feihong Pascu, Claudiu Mitcu
- Producer/s Diana Păroiu, Ada Solomon, Ewa Puszczyńska, Nina Frese, Dan Wechsler, Andreas Roald, Jamal Zeinal-Zade
- Production CompanymicroFILM, Extreme Emotions, Pandora Film
- Distributor/sLights On
- Project TitleMammalia
- Project TypeDrama
- Completion Date January 1, 2023
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Country of origin
Romania, Poland, Germany -
Country of filming
Romania, Poland, Germany - LanguageRomanian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Sebastian Mihăilescu
Sebastian Mihăilescu is a writer, director and producer from Romania. After completing his Bachelor studies in computer science, Sebastian decided to pursue a career in film directing and embarked on a Bachelor degree, followed by a Master’s, at the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest. He directs documentaries and features, while also helming commercials. His feature-length documentary YOU ARE CEAUȘESCU TO ME (2021) won Best Film from Central and Eastern Europe and Best Cinematography at Ji.hlava IFF, the DocLisboa IFF's New Talent Award and the Transilvania IFF's What's Up Doc Competition. His short film OLD LUXURIOUS FLAT LOCATED IN AN ULTRA-CENTRAL, DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD (2016) premiered in the Pardi di Domani Competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2016. MAMMALIA is his debut feature film, produced by Diana Păroiu and Ada Solomon for microFilm (Romania), and co-produced by Ewa Puszczyńska for Extreme Emotions (Poland) and Nina Frese for Pandora Film (Germany). In his films, Sebastian constantly experiments with the cinematic language, moving away from the formal conventions of fiction toward a more liberated expression of the medium.
