A residential urban scene with people walking, parked cars, and a large cream building with multiple balconies in the background. The image has a tree in the center and some small shrubs in the foreground. Romanian archive
A woman with dark hair looking into a mirror in a bathroom with green tiled walls. The mirror reflects her face and part of the bathroom, including a soap dispenser and a toilet. Self portret
A cozy outdoor patio decorated with string lights, potted plants, and small garden gnomes, with a table covered by a tablecloth and surrounded by chairs, set against the backdrop of a reddish house with a screened porch and windows.
A person with a black jacket and a hat holding a bundle of colorful balloons shaped like animals, cartoon characters, and objects, in a busy city street with historic buildings and pedestrians.
I Dreamed of You, Transylvania* is an exploration of cultural identity through the eyes of an adoptee. It raises the question of what it means to belong when growing up in a culture different from the one into which you were born. In this project, the filmmaker becomes both subject and narrator, drawing on her own experiences to address questions of ethnicity and identity.

This is a mixed media project where I combine archival material with new photography, text and film.

I dreamed of you, Transylvania