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Black Sunday - official trailer
Started as a student project and now developed as feature lengh documentary.

Four of the survivors of tell us a story that takes us in 1941, when Romania entered World War Two. The documentary shows us the atrocities committed by Romanian authorities of the time against Jewish people living in Iasi, on June 1941, as seen through survivors eyes. Their flashback is terrifying. They lead us to the truth of that day, a day when 13000 innocent people were killed. A day called since: "Black Sunday".

student project - short doc was awarded with "Best documentary" at:
-Hyperion Stud Fest 2010, International student film Festival
-The International Documentary Film Festival ”AUTUMN IN VORONET”

written and directed by Mihnea Chelariu
DoP: Bogdan Ciubotaru, Mihai Filoneanu
editor: Madalin Cristescu
music: Cristian Matei
feature film status: in production
production company: PRINCESS MEDIA
  • guy silagi plus 1 year ago
    Nice work! I look forward to viewing the full length film. I was born an American but have Romanian heritage. My grandparents migrated from the Satu Mare region to America in the early 1900's. I am currently writing a feature length film with the entire second act taking place in Romania. Let's keep in touch!
  • Mihnea Chelariu 1 year ago
    Thank you.
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  • miriam courtney 1 year ago
    man's inhumanity against man.........
    and sadly it continues. We humans are a paradox
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  • Helge Hafstad plus 1 year ago
    Very well made, both visuals and sound!

    However, I find it hard to put a heart for 'like' on a topic this inhuman.
  • Mihnea Chelariu 1 year ago
    Thank you for watching.
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  • WILLIAM DOIG 1 year ago
    amazing history,well done.
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  • 33hirtz plus 1 year ago
    Congratulations on what you've achieved with this, Mihnea!
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  • arup sanyal 1 year ago
    I will say music is not ok, it overshadow your main goal
    Other than nice work .
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  • Christian Choi plus 1 year ago
    It looks good, and well made. one smalle note, it was difficult to read the subs, in white, against white shirts and b&W footage. Would try to use yellow ones.
  • Mihnea Chelariu 1 year ago
    thanks for tip.
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  • Antonio Galloro 1 year ago
    Looks interesting, good work.
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  • GD78 1 year ago
    Intense trailer, good work! Only the two points above are true, subs will do better in an other shade and de music is a little bit overwhelming.
  • Mihnea Chelariu 1 year ago
    tks for watching and tips.
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  • Danny Cooke plus 1 year ago
    Looks really good.. Where did you get the archive footage from? I would be interested to know for future projects.
  • Mihnea Chelariu 1 year ago
    Romanian National Footage Archive . It's a little bit complicated to search in it. Unfortunately they don't have a goog database.
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  • Fred. L'Epee plus 1 year ago
    I am looking forward to see it in a length film.
    Good work of archivment and human's expression.
    Thx.
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  • FX Films pro 1 year ago
    well done, this is excellently documented and produced
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  • Cyndi Seidler 1 year ago
    Very well done and looks to be quite a great piece! Excellent trailer.
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  • Konrad Aksinowicz plus 1 year ago
    You can olny imagine how many films about this period and topic every polish viewer watching per year. Poland I think is a place were so many tings has happed over the years and all the wars that for me ... is just another film form that category. Means that Im not much shocked by photos or people who talks about this hard times. Nevertheless It's nicly done I you will get what you want... I would do it totally in the difrent way not like people want to expect... and maybe I would stretched more of the auntentical audience rather then jusy few viewers... goodluck Mihnea :) It's juts my feed back :)
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  • Jose Machado plus 1 year ago
    Wow fantastic...
    I loved everything on it.
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  • Mr.Moviesmaker 1 year ago
    Very well done, Professional work. I would also explain where this Progrom found its origin, what lead it to happen. And who is who behind it. Perhaps you could take people back to the scene of the crime to make it more alive. Now is peace and you cannot imagine that this artrocity took place here. What these people did, you don't even do to cattle. It would creat a public uproar! However, good work!
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  • Santiago Samaniego 1 year ago
    As commercial trailer is way too long, too many talking heads and lacks narrative suspense. It works more as a promo than as a trailer. Take a look at the trailer of Kevin Macdonald's My Enemy's Enemy as an example of a narrative engaging commercial trailer for a documentary film with similar characteristics.
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  • Thank you for all your work, G-d bless you and keep you!
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  • Simona Piantieri 1 year ago
    Interesting story, I agree with Santiago it can make a nice promo, it is too long for a trailer but you can always edit some more :-)
    Well done!
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  • Sergio Minenko 1 year ago
    good.
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  • Annie 1 year ago
    It was hard to hit the like button as there's nothing to like about this horror in our history :((
    It's hard to believe that there are stupid people in this world that think this did not happen!

    Bravo on a great job on a very hard subject and I think your Trailer is Excellent and it kept my interested and wondering to see the whole film as heart breaking as it is.
    BRAVO my friend!
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