The flow is a mental state of total immersion and maximum concentration on an activity. At that moment, action and consciousness merge, time seems to pass in a distorted way, and the level of focus reaches its peak. The piece THE FLOW speaks of regaining this state upon returning to the ski slope, even though a few years back this seemed impossible due to serious health issues.

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Mihnea Chelariu trained in film directing and works as a director, screenwriter, and sound designer at Radio Romania’s National Radio Theater, where he found a platform to express his multifaceted creativity. He has directed, written, and designed the sound for numerous award-winning productions at international festivals such as the BBC Radio Awards (2023 – Best European Drama), New York Festivals (2016, 2018), Asia Broadcast Union Festival (2017, 2023), UK International Radio Drama Festival (2015, 2019, 2024), Grand Prix Marulić (2018), Prix Italia (2021), Grand Prix Nova (2020, 2023), 60 Seconds Festival (2018), and nationally, the UNITER Award (2026), thus becoming the most awarded Romanian radio theater director. The radio play “Exploziv” by Elise Wilk — for which he made the direction, the adaptation, and the sound design — is the only Romanian audio production to have won the highest distinction on every continent and represents a landmark in his work.

Composition, script, sound design, mixing, and mastering by Mihnea Chelariu for SEMI SILENT, in the frame of SONIC SPORTS.

Illustration: Eleni Dafini Bacula