SOMETHING FAMILIAR
Rachel Taparjan / Romania, United Kingdom / 2026 / 90 min
Adopted in the UK at the age of one, a filmmaker returns to Romania in search of her biological family. The search reveals a family history that changes the way she understands her own life.
About the film
The journey through Romania brings the filmmaker face to face with her siblings and the places where her own story began. As fragments of the past come together, episodes from her adolescence return with unexpected meanings, revealing connections between an unknown family history and the choices she has made. Combining personal diary, observational footage and performative sequences, the film explores how transgenerational traumas continue to shape relationships, identity and the paths we choose.
ProducerMonica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Elena Martin, Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
SoundNikola Medic
CinematographyAndrei Oană
