CSEEES Film Screening: Atlas of the Universe (2026)
- Sun, Nov 8
Director: Paul Negoescu Run Time: 85 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2026
Starring: Calin Petru, Johanna Mild Keresztúri, Marin Gregore, Matei Donciu, Sofia Marinescu
Country: Bulgaria, Romania
Language: Romanian, Hungarian
Join Gateway Film Center and The Ohio State University Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (CSEEES) and the Romanian Studies Program for a screening followed by a Q&A in The Festival Lounge.
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About the film:
After mistakenly buying two right-footed shoes, a ten-year-old boy sets off across the countryside to find the missing left one. An unexpected journey of courage, friendship and self-discovery.
Atlas of the Universe (2026) had its World Premiere in the Generation Kplus program at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival.
About the filmmaker:
Paul Negoescu is a Romanian director, screenwriter and producer. His short films premiered at major festivals including Cannes, Berlin, Karlovy Vary and Rotterdam. Two of them were nominated for the European Film Awards. His debut feature, A Month in Thailand (2012), premiered at the Venice Film Festival. His micro-budget feature Two Lottery Tickets (2016) was a box-office hit in Romania, leading to a sequel, Another Lottery Ticket (2023). His film Men of Deeds (2022) won the top prizes at the Romanian Film Industry Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor.
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