MARA SOCIETY

05/12/2024

Join .for.romania for an exclusive charitable screening of ’s thought-provoking film LIBERTATE, on Monday, May 13, 6:30 PM, at (375 Greenwich St,New York, NY).
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director and a buffet reception featuring a wine tasting, courtesy of the esteemed Winery from Transylvania.
👉 Tickets proceeds help .for.romania and make quality early education available to every vulnerable child in Romania (link in bio for tickets).
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Inspired by true events, the film has already won critical acclaim and several awards in film festivals around the world, including the CICAE Award in Sarajevo and the audience award at the Transylvanian Film Festival.
LIBERTATE tells a lesser-known story that took place in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu during the 1989 fall of the communist dictatorship. Amid the chaos and panic generated by the protests against the regime, a police station in Sibiu becomes the scene of a violent assault that escalates into a confrontation between soldiers, police officers, civilian protesters and representatives of the secret police. Following a desperate attempt to escape the siege, several men are captured by the Army and accused of being terrorists.
“Tudor Giurgiu paints a realistic picture of the revolutionary chaos and turmoil, questions the established narratives and, most importantly, makes a thrilling film that grabs viewers’ attention, elicits an emotional response and leaves a lasting impression.” -
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*The reception will take place at a private residence in the neighborhood; the address will be provided to our guests at the screening.
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04/23/2024

👉 LIBERTATE - Exclusive Charity Movie Screening
Join The Alex Fund for an exclusive charitable screening of Tudor Giurgiu’s thought-provoking film LIBERTATE, on Monday, May 13, 6:30 PM, at Tribeca Screening Room (375 Greenwich St,New York, NY).
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director and a buffet reception featuring a wine tasting, courtesy of the esteemed Jidvei Winery from Transylvania.
👉 Tickets proceeds help The Alex Fund and Asociatia OvidiuRO make quality early education available to every vulnerable child in Romania (link in comments for tickets).
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Inspired by true events, the film has already won critical acclaim and several awards in film festivals around the world, including the CICAE Award in Sarajevo and the audience award at the Transylvanian Film Festival.
Libertate - Filmul tells a lesser-known story that took place in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu during the 1989 fall of the communist dictatorship. Amid the chaos and panic generated by the protests against the regime, a police station in Sibiu becomes the scene of a violent assault that escalates into a confrontation between soldiers, police officers, civilian protesters and representatives of the secret police. Following a desperate attempt to escape the siege, several men are captured by the Army and accused of being terrorists.

"Tudor Giurgiu paints a realistic picture of the revolutionary chaos and turmoil, questions the established narratives and, most importantly, makes a thrilling film that grabs viewers’ attention, elicits an emotional response and leaves a lasting impression." - CineEurope
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*The reception will take place at a private residence in the neighborhood; the address will be provided to our guests at the screening.
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Tudor Giurgiu, Oana Giurgiu, Stefanescu, Nap Toader, Alex Calangiu, Cătălin Herlo, Postelnicu, Caras.
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🙏Thank you to our organizing committee: Wendy Phillips Kahn, Alexandra Tinjala, Raluca Gold-Fuchs, Carrie Rossip Malcolm.
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🙏Thank you Transilvania Film & Jidvei for all your support.

04/12/2023

Ethan Hawke invites you to a special screening of R.M.N.

The Alex Fund is hosting a special screening of Cristian Mungiu's R.M.N., on Wednesday, April 26 at the IFC Center in New York. R.M.N. (which stands for 'Magnetic Resonance Imaging' in Romanian) is an engrossing social thriller set in a Transylvanian village inhabited by Romanians, ethnic Hungarians, and German-speakers.

In the words of one reviewer, Mungiu "treats the topics of immigration, racism, and identity politics without falling into the trap of being judgmental or prescriptive... The single take in the town hall - which goes on for 17 minutes - must be a milestone in film history!"

Please join Ethan and Ryan Hawke, and The Alex Fund's new president, Raluca Gold-Fuchs, before the film for a cocktail and some tasty Korean tapas.

• Wednesday, April 26, 2023

• 6:30 p.m. Screening of R.M.N. and an exclusive pre-recorded interview with Ethan and Cristian about the film

• IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave (at W 3rd St)

Please purchase your ticket from the link below!!

https://www.paypal.com/webapps/shoppingcart?flowlogging_id=f731682d498da&mfid=1681319680693_f731682d498da

10/21/2022

Support Us! Support Romania! Thousands of Romanian children could use our support! Whether it’s food on the table, proper healthcare, or a steady education, you could help a child in need! Head over to our website to place a donation: www.marasociety.com (anything helps!) :)

05/10/2022

Please RSVP today to [email protected]

We would like to invite you to the U.S. premiere of the film “Copacul Dorințelor” (“The Wishing Tree”) on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 6:30pm at the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York City. This is Romania's first charity movie, produced to benefit Hospice Casa Speranței, our Romanian hospice partner.

Hospices of Hope is a UK and US (501c3) registered charity, and this year marks 30 years of our work developing hospice and palliative care services for children and adults in Romania and surrounding countries.

In 2018 Hospices of Hope opened a children's respite center called Copăceni near Bucharest, Romania, where "Copacul Dorințelor" was filmed. The center is in a beautiful, converted manor donated by the Florescu family. We support children and families affected by life-limiting conditions such as muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, cancer, and many other rare childhood illnesses through in patient care and family education. The film was partially filmed at Copăceni, and all the actors gave their services completely free of charge.

Please visit the following link to view a trailer of the film, and make sure the CC button is ticked for English subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaicQE7jfRw . The film is 90 minutes and is subtitled in English.

In the last month amid the crisis in Ukraine, two adjoining buildings at Copăceni have been made available to shelter Ukrainian refugees, particularly mothers and children with special needs. At the present time, 40 beds are occupied, with another 15 beds being made available soon.

The screening is free of charge, but donations are welcome to support Hospices of Hope's work in Romania, at Copăceni, and with Ukrainian refugees.

Please visit Hospices of Hope's website in the U.S., www.hospicesofhope.com or Hospice Casa Speranței's Romanian website www.hospice.ro for more information.

A donation button can be found on the website or at the following link: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/hospicesofhopeus

Thank you so much, and we hope to see you at the screening next week. Space is limited with only 35 spaces available, so please RSVP as soon as possible.

05/08/2022

We would like to invite you to the U.S. premiere of the film “Copacul Dorințelor” (“The Wishing Tree”) on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 6:30pm at the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York City. This is Romania's first charity movie, produced to benefit Hospice Casa Speranței, our Romanian hospice partner.

Hospices of Hope is a UK and US (501c3) registered charity, and this year marks 30 years of our work developing hospice and palliative care services for children and adults in Romania and surrounding countries.

In 2018 Hospices of Hope opened a children's respite center called Copăceni near Bucharest, Romania, where "Copacul Dorințelor" was filmed. The center is in a beautiful, converted manor donated by the Florescu family. We support children and families affected by life-limiting conditions such as muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, cancer, and many other rare childhood illnesses through in patient care and family education. The film was partially filmed at Copăceni, and all the actors gave their services completely free of charge.

Please visit the following link to view a trailer of the film, and make sure the CC button is ticked for English subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaicQE7jfRw . The film is 90 minutes and is subtitled in English.

In the last month amid the crisis in Ukraine, two adjoining buildings at Copăceni have been made available to shelter Ukrainian refugees, particularly mothers and children with special needs. At the present time, 40 beds are occupied, with another 15 beds being made available soon.

The screening is free of charge, but donations are welcome to support Hospices of Hope's work in Romania, at Copăceni, and with Ukrainian refugees.

Please visit Hospices of Hope's website in the U.S., www.hospicesofhope.com or Hospice Casa Speranței's Romanian website www.hospice.ro for more information.

A donation button can be found on the website or at the following link: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/hospicesofhopeus

Thank you so much, and we hope to see you at the screening next week. Space is limited with only 35 spaces available, so please RSVP as soon as possible.

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