As part of THAW FEST — a month-long Hamptons arts festival celebrating spring — Hamptons Doc Fest will present the documentary “Acasa, My Home,” for the five days starting Thursday, March 11.
Set in Bucharest, Romania, “Acasa, My Home,” directed by Radu Ciorniciuc, tells the story of a family of two adults and nine children that is moved from a life of harmony with nature, living an unconventional life in a humble dwelling in the wilds of the Vasaresti Delta, to a city apartment with the conveniences of a bathroom and washing machine, so that the land and its rare flora and fauna can be made into Vacaresti Nature Park, and the children can be enrolled in school. The move requires many adjustments for the family.
The film, which was shown at Hamptons Doc Fest in December 2020, won seven film festival awards in 2020, including the Sundance Film Festival’s Cinematography Award.
Viewers can also view a Q & A led by Scott Feinberg of the Hollywood Reporter with Ciorniciuc and Raluca Negulescu-Balaci, the executive director of a Romanian foundation that supports children struggling with poverty. According to Negulescu-Balaci, Romania has the highest number of children in poverty in the European Union.
To screen the film, visit www.hamptonsdocfest.com. The entire THAW FEST program for March is available on the Hamptons Art Network website — www.hamptonsartsnetwork.org.