Cameras Do Not Record Such Things
International Short Film Competition

Cameras Do Not Record Such Things

The documentary filmmaker is filming an old Securitate officer with a hidden camera. He
suspects that, 60 years ago, the officer had followed and photographed a famous monk turned civilian – a real character, now about to be sanctified. The former spy is now being spied upon, but things turn out badly.

ENGLISH TITLE:

Cameras Do Not Record Such Things

ORIGINAL TITLE:

Aparatele fotografice nu înregistrează aceste lucruri

DIRECTOR:

Alexandru Solomon

PRODUCER:

Ada Solomon

MAIN COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION:

ROMANIA

GENRE:

FICTION

YEAR:

2024

LENGTH:

24

DIALOGUES:

Romanian

CAST:

Alexandru Repan, Cezar Antal

SELECTIVE LIST OF FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:

TIFF 2024 (Out of Competition), Rotterdam IFF 2025

DIRECTOR’S BIO:

In the early 1990s, Solomon emerged as a young director of photography and he started making documentaries aside from filming feature films.

Produced by:

Co-financed by:

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The project does not necessarily represent the position of The Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the project results are used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding beneficiary.

"Solidarity on Screen - Polish Presidency Film Review" is organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the international cultural program of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2025.