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Communist Film Depot

Several rooms flooded with 35mm film reel.

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Nestled between homes on a quiet Romanian backstreet lies an old Communist film storage building. Mostly gutted out now and in a state of disrepair, strangely there are still a few rooms almost completely filled with reels and reels of 35mm film.

The depot was abandoned in the early 2000s. A local initiative has tried to gather support to restore the building, with hopes of turning it into a screening venue and a museum of Romanian cinema.

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The easiest way to get to it is from the Fany bus station and walk up the street called Strada Septimiu Muresan. One side (left) will be overgrown trees with a small canal/river. It will appear about one kilometer along. If you get to the police academy you’ve gone about 100 meters too far.

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November 12, 2024

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