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Films
6 Films
Keywords
“Travellers / Roma”
x
films with a digital version
2
short films
4
Region
British-Irish Isles
1
Central Europe
1
South Asia
1
South-East Europe
1
Western Europe
1
Western Mediterranean
1
Country
Hungary
1
India
1
Romania
1
Spain
1
The Netherlands
1
United Kingdom
1
Keywords
Animals
1
Art / Artists / Artisans
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Labour
2
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
1
Travellers / Roma
6
Urban
1
Directors
Benfield, Andy
1
Blake, John
1
Contreras, Elisa
1
Grootheest, Sjoerd van
1
Rosen, Jennifer
1
Schiltz, Anne
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
4
not set
1
Country of production
Netherlands
1
United Kingdom
5
Year of production
1988
1
1999
1
2002
1
2009
3
Film list
Across the Tracks – The Vlach Gypsies in Hungary
1988
52
‘
Directed by
John Blake
.
*’Across the Tracks’ is a gripping film for the general viewer. It is beautifully filmed in observational style (lingering scenes of muddy courtyards) with enough subtitled interview material to
Central Europe
Animals
Labour
Travellers / Roma
Barah Pal
2009
30
‘
Directed by
Jennifer Rosen
.
12 castes of gypsy artists ended their nomadic ways nearly 45 years ago to squat in New Delhi. Now the slum is being dismantled and rehabilitated. These are their last months in the colony as they
South Asia
Refugees / Displaced populations
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Travellers / Roma
Urban
Earning a Crust
2009
28
‘
Directed by
Elisa Contreras
.
Through their experiences, Uncle Isidro (a horse dealer) and Jeremo (a scrap collector) illustrate traditional gypsy occupations in the south of Spain, as well as the obstacles facing their
Western Mediterranean
Travellers / Roma
Labour
The Sweet Life and All That Goes With It
2002
29
‘
Directed by
Anne Schiltz
.
Although the Saxons arrived in Transylvania, Romania over 800 years ago, they have retained a strong sense of their distinctive identity and still speak German. After the Revolution of 1989, most
South-East Europe
Collective / Community identity
Travellers / Roma
Two Ears, One Mouth
1999
25
‘
Directed by
Andy Benfield
.
Duncan Williamson is of Traveller descent and lives in Scotland, Amy Douglas is fifty years younger and lives in Cheshire. But they share a love for telling stories and both manage to make a living
British-Irish Isles
Travellers / Roma
Art / Artists / Artisans
Vasile Nedea
2009
43
‘
Directed by
Sjoerd van Grootheest
.
The film tells the story of Vasile Nedea, a Romanian gypsy musician an Amsterdam. Due to his former illegal status there have been times in which he was forced to show his skills whilst busking the
Western Europe
Travellers / Roma
Music / Ethnomusicology