The twenty-sixth Astra Film Festival was held in Sibiu, Transylvania, from October 14th to 20th. The award for Best Romanian Documentary went to Alex Brendea for Teach (80min). In his first film as a director, this young documentary maker implicitly criticises the Romanian education system: he follows a maths teacher, Dorin Ioniţӑ, who has rejected conventional education to interact more personally with his students by giving tutoring sessions in his own home. Both humorous and moving, the film is about hope for freedom, access to knowledge and personal fulfilment in a failing Romanian education system.
Sources : https://cineuropa.org https://www.ji-hlava.com/industry-guide/brendea-alex
