A HIGHER LAW

Octav Chelaru started making amateur films when he was 14 years old, using his relatives and classmates as actors. After being rejected by the film school, Octav started to be self-taught. While he was studying Computer Science in college, he directed music videos and commercials, produced short films for other directors and was involved as an assistant director for various projects. His last two shorts, The Parallel State (2020) and Black Clothes (2017), both premiered at Locarno IFF (Pardi di Domani competition). The latter was also selected in competition for festivals including Valladolid IFF, Grimstad IFF. His short Private Party (2017) was selected for Les Arcs IFF and Tirana IFF, whereas his short Occupied (2015) was the winner at the Timishort IFF. A Higher Law (2021) is his debut feature film.