Broward Premiere / USA / 2025 / English / 80 min / News, Current Events
Director. Producer: Oana Martisca; Editor: Lance Walker.
Contact: oana@8finite.com
SYNOPSIS: In a world where the truth feels increasingly elusive, “News Without a Newsroom” examines the profound transformation of journalism, capturing its enduring power and its precarious future. Through rich personal stories, vivid archival footage, and a deep exploration of how newsrooms have evolved, this documentary paints a layered portrait of a critical institution at a crossroads.
SPECIAL GUESTS: Oana Martisca, Sér Lance Walker (Editor), Luis Alacan (composer)
Director Biography – Oana Martisca
Born in Romania and recently moved to Miami, a graduate student at the University of Miami.
She is a multidisciplinary artist interested in all aspects of travel, its people, and the endless stories that unfold. Her works explore themes of identity, migration and immigration, maps and territory, and cross-cultural connections; they explore new realities in an era of global interconnectedness, bringing greater awareness to cultural diversity. In the footsteps of Pico Iyer and Werner Herzog, she traveled the world and lived throughout Europe and South America, honing her language among native speakers – an opportunity that has only taught her to appreciate literature, slow-journalism and its cultural nuances all the more. Her short documentary work has won several international awards, for best documentary, best female director and best made in Miami.
Director Statement
My work has long revolved around collecting and exploring personal narratives and connecting with local cultures; here, in a significant expansion of my practice, I will intertwine journalism’s narratives and culture with history, current events, and the future.
I will feel successful if the film impacts people by reminding them of what is essential and inspiring them to forge human and community connections.
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