Surge of Transference

Surge of Transference examines the arrival of the internet in a small Romanian town, where communities formed around imported Western technologies. Within this micro-universe, the work traces the internet’s rapid evolution, from early peer-to-peer networks to the logics of online late capitalism. Shifting between documentary, personal essay and science fiction, it follows residents of Buhuși as they navigate the gap between polished online imaginaries and the post-industrial realities of everyday life, while also reflecting on the materiality of the digital world.