Mara Cracaleanu is a Romanian-born filmmaker and actress. She performed at the Romanian National Opera Junior choir for 7 years, in operas such as La Bohème, Tosca, Carmen. Her first role in a feature film was in a Romanian production, "Scoala de vara" who premiered in 2013. She was an actress in a French theater group, where she received an award for best feminine interpretation in a play based on the book "To Kill a Mockingbird". She also won an award for the role of Laura Wingfield in "The Glass Menagerie". She won an award for her first short film in French, "Solitude". Her second short film, "Fantasy Dust", was part of a competition at Los Angeles Film Festival. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Danny Elfman. Her third project, "Mirrorcide", is a drama about teenagers and their own image. The film was screened on several continents and has won over 30 international awards. Her fourth personal project, "The Cry Of Silence", is a Romania-UK production, a meditation on life and death, which has been screened in multiple countries and has reached international recognition. She has worked on various other projects, including documentaries, screenplays, fashion films and stage plays, and is actively involved in numerous productions and as a jury member at three US-based film festivals.
Projects credited in
- A Man I KnowYear: 2022, Director: Anca Radu Short Drama - When a priest witnesses his seminary students on the verge of committing a crime, he is pushed to relive the accident that tarnished his moral code. A contemplative short film about youthful sexual experimentation, collective guilt and the act of watching.
Skills
- Film Directing
- Film Production
- Script Writer
- Writing
- Acting
- Theatre
- Fashion Design
- Painting
- Photography
- Singing
Education
FilmUniversity of Westminster
London, United Kingdom