Director: Corina Radu
Original title: Bar de zi şi alte povestiri
Romania, 2007, 57 min.
Cinematography: Dragan S. Nikolic
Production: Aristoteles Workshop
Festivals & Awards: Romania Section Award, Astra Film Festival 2008; Best Documentary, L’Alternativa Independent Film Festival Barcelona 2008; Cork Film Festival 2008; Istanbul International 1001 Documentary FF 2008; Camerimage, Lodz, Poland 2008

Set in the medieval part of Sibiu, this documentary of intertwined tales discreetly discovers the intimate stories of the simple customers of a ‘bar de zi’ (day bar)--the last State-owned bar to survive the communist regime. Started as an experiment of what would happen if we look more closely at the people we come across in our everyday life, the film reveals unexpected, strange, and sometimes tragic life stories. Ordinary people prove to be strong, true and profoundly human characters. The modest entrance into a day bar becomes, in fact, a doorway to an intense, passionate and delightful world; and a deep reflection on human nature and destiny.