Nu mor caii, când vor câinii | Irina-Margareta Nistor | TEDxUdvarhely

Irina-Margareta Nistor, a Romanian film critic, editor and television presenter, speaks at TEDxUdvarhely about the passion that sustained her career in film and translation. She describes how films were a window onto places and people that were otherwise out of reach for Romanians when borders were closed. The talk also addresses continuing to do what you love even when told that your voice is not the right one. According to the description, she secretly dubbed more than 3,000 films for Romanian Television during the communist era.

• Foreign films as a window to the world under communist rule
• More than 3,000 films secretly dubbed for TVR
• Perseverance and passion behind a career in translation and film

Uneori, ceea ce ne duce mai departe nu este ambiția, ci pasiunea pentru ceva la care pur și simplu nu putem renunța. Pentru o generație care trăia într-o lume cu granițe închise, filmele au fost mai mult decât divertisment: au fost o fereastră către locuri, oameni și povești altfel inaccesibile. Iar o voce considerată cândva nepotrivită a ajuns, prin perseverență și pasiune, să facă parte din amintirile unei întregi generații. Pentru că uneori drumul nu înseamnă să demonstrezi ceva celorlalți, ci să continui să faci ceea ce iubești, chiar și atunci când ți se spune că vocea ta nu este cea potrivită. Irina-Margareta Nistor is a Romanian film critic, editor, and television presenter. Since 1980, she has translated films screened at the Romanian Cinematheque. During the communist regime, she worked as a translator for the Romanian Television (TVR) and became widely known for secretly dubbing more than 3,000 films over a five-year period. These films, recorded on VHS tapes and brought in from the West, gave many Romanians access to international cinema during the communist era. Throughout her career, she has translated more than 70 books and plays into and from Romanian. Since the 2000s, she has attended numerous prestigious European film festivals, including the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), the Cannes Film Festival, and the Venice International Film Festival. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx