SOFTLY IN ALL DIRECTIONS
US/Romania, Feature Documentary // in ProductionFollowing a vibrant community of activists and the creation of Romania’s first museum of LGBTQ+ history, Softly in all directions combines multigenerational stories to inscribe queer existence into the public record. Forgotten histories entwine with the lives of present-day archivists through a polyphonic saga of political resistance, imagination, and desire.
Director: Anna Barsan
Producer: Shannon Fitzpatrick, Patrick Brăila
Executive Producer: Charlotte Cook
Cinematography: Zara Popovici & Martyna Starosta
Created with support from Field of Vision, Sundance Institute, and LEF Foundation.
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