Generation Z: Cristian Mungiu to Take Snapshot of Fatherhood with “Fotografii de familie”

After Abderrahmane Sissako dished out details on what will likely be his next directing gig, reporting from the Doha Film Institute event, Screen Daily landed another update on a Cannes Film Fest winning filmmaker. Palme d’Or crowned Cristian Mungiu is basing his next directorial outing with experiences from home, yes Romania, but more specifically – the family unit. Lensing on his fourth feature film will take place past the midway point this year. Fotografii de familie is a snapshot on parenting dynamics and child-parent rapport.

Gist: From the filmmaker himself, the portrait will be “about compromise, parenting and children and understanding this relationship between what you say to your children and what they see you doing.”

Worth Noting: A golden standard: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days and Beyond the Hills collectively collected: one Palme, one Best Screenplay and Best Actress for two female leads.

Do We Care?: Ceaușescu era children who then saw the Romanian Revolution overturn/topple an outdated model certainly share a curious dynamic with their own next of kin – the Gen Z post Millennial Generation. Arguably one of the more methodical commentators on the transformative, pendulum-like changes in Romania, such as in 2002’s Occident, Mungiu will likely shed some insight into a tectonic change that unique to his homeland. Expect a firm title later this year for this early Cannes 2016 candidate.