PREVIEW | "Atât de familiar" at Cinema Elvire Popesco

"Atât de familiar", the debut film by Rachel Tâpârjan, is screened as a preview on 12 November 2026, at 14:00, at Cinema Elvire Popesco in Bucharest. Admission is by a ticket with a value of 0, available at eventbook.ro/film/bilete-abandon-memorie-reparatie-proiecti…

Starting from the search for her biological family, the film explores the family history of the director, who was adopted from Romania, and the relationship between identity, trauma and the possibility of telling your own story. While helping Mihaela find her biological mother, Rachel discovers a bleak legacy hanging over the women of her family. The film had its world premiere in the main international competition of the CPH:DOX festival, Copenhagen, 2026, and received the Hera "Nuovi Talenti" Special Mention at Biografilm 2026. At project stage it won the Chicken & Egg Vision Award at Cannes Docs 2025 (Docs-in-Progress).

The screening is part of the international conference "Abandon, Memorie, Reparație", within the SERA 30 project. It is organised by the SERA România Foundation, in collaboration with the French Institute in Bucharest, with the support of the Tanner Foundation and the Museum of Abandonment. Details: www.facebook.com/events/1874805613932227