STILL NIA
feature documentary / 2025
Stefania emerges from years of self-induced amnesia. She reveals the overwhelming memories of her childhood spent in Romanian hospitals due to a misdiagnosis. Now in her 30s, she seeks to reconnect with her alienated body and her inner child Nia through dance. This becomes her new language on the path to healing her wounds and relationship with her mother.
title in English Still Nia
title in other languages Nia
Feature Documentary / 71 min / 2025
languages Romanian, French
title in other languages Nia
Feature Documentary / 71 min / 2025
languages Romanian, French
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director Paula Onet
Produced by Diana Caravia, Ada Solomon (Micro FILM Romania), Cédric Bonin (Seppia France), in co-production with Carmen Rizac (Avanpost Romania)
with the participation of Stefania Becheanu
Choreographers Gabriela Gomez, Lucile Guin
Cinematographers Carmen Tofeni and Paula Onet
Editor Alexandra Diaconu
Sound engineer Jérôme Petit
Sound design and mixing Marius Leftarache / Avanpost
Post-production clean-ups Manuela Marcovici - Cinematique.studio
FESTIVALS
National premiere (Romania) at Astra Film Festival 2025 where the film won The Best Romanian Documentary Award
International premiere at Jihlava International Film Festival 2025, First Lights Competition
Autumn romanian avant-premieres (part of the festival Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest) - Public award
Cinema release in Romania in January 2026
Video on Demand on Tënk (to come in 2026)
Thanks for your support to all the people that helped in any ways and people behind this institutions: Centrul National al Cinematografiei Romania, CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée France, Région Grand Est, Procirep-Angoa, Strasbourg Eurométropole, Ministère de la Culture - through the dance film production support program, Agence d'attractivité Mulhouse, Tënk, Avanpost
Project developed and presented to: One World Romania - Work-in-Progress 2024, fARAD 2020, Fipadoc - International Documentary Festival International Pitches 2022, When East Meets West co-production forum 2022, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival New Vision Forum 2023, SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL Docu Talents from the East 2023
Produced by Diana Caravia, Ada Solomon (Micro FILM Romania), Cédric Bonin (Seppia France), in co-production with Carmen Rizac (Avanpost Romania)
with the participation of Stefania Becheanu
Choreographers Gabriela Gomez, Lucile Guin
Cinematographers Carmen Tofeni and Paula Onet
Editor Alexandra Diaconu
Sound engineer Jérôme Petit
Sound design and mixing Marius Leftarache / Avanpost
Post-production clean-ups Manuela Marcovici - Cinematique.studio
FESTIVALS
National premiere (Romania) at Astra Film Festival 2025 where the film won The Best Romanian Documentary Award
International premiere at Jihlava International Film Festival 2025, First Lights Competition
Autumn romanian avant-premieres (part of the festival Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest) - Public award
Cinema release in Romania in January 2026
Video on Demand on Tënk (to come in 2026)
Thanks for your support to all the people that helped in any ways and people behind this institutions: Centrul National al Cinematografiei Romania, CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée France, Région Grand Est, Procirep-Angoa, Strasbourg Eurométropole, Ministère de la Culture - through the dance film production support program, Agence d'attractivité Mulhouse, Tënk, Avanpost
Project developed and presented to: One World Romania - Work-in-Progress 2024, fARAD 2020, Fipadoc - International Documentary Festival International Pitches 2022, When East Meets West co-production forum 2022, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival New Vision Forum 2023, SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL Docu Talents from the East 2023
