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The Blissful Accidental Death

Sergiu NEGULICI

Romania2017 15min Korean Premiere

Synopsis

Entering an antique shop, a young man finds an intriguing drawing which is hiding a secret love letter on the back, written 70 years ago. After finding out that the author of the drawing is still alive and the man goes on an unusual journey to meet her.

Program Note

One piece of painting found in an old book store, a short love letter behind the painting, and the reasonable suspicion that the painting might be drawn by the 20th century’s famous Romanian artist Martha Dinescu, although it doesn’t have her ignature. The train to the nursing home where 105 year-old Martha was put is filled with her life. Every single cars of it includes her major life scenes. And as all of its departure point is a piece of painting, the only material this film is giving to you is paper. That’s how it shows life’s spectrum by the textures of papers. How it runs from the very basic nature of paper to it’s possibilities for a new way of expression can be described as the giant leap for an animation-kind. (NAH Ho-won)

Diretor

Sergiu NEGULICI

He showed an early childhood talent in drawing and eventually studied arts - sculpture, in Toniza Art College and National University of Arts Bucharest. The Blissful Accidental Death is his first short animation movie - as a director, co-scenarist, lead animator and cinematographer.