Music 4 All Performance

Students of Music school from Plemetina are opening the curtains..

PROUD ROMA

A film by Pablo Vega, 2022, Spain-Romania, short fiction, 10’ (Original Version in Alb+SRB subtitles.)

Pablo Vega will attend the Q&A.

Synopsis: Inspired by Charlie Chaplin's 1940 film 'The Great Dictator' and the Roma heritage of its creator, the short film 'Proud Roma' celebrates the rich diversity of the Roma nation. It challenges historical narratives and stereotypes, highlighting the significant cultural and historical contributions of Roma to Europe."

PROUD ROMA

A film by Pablo Vega, 2022, Spain-Romania, short fiction, 10’ (Original Version in Alb+SRB subtitles.)

Pablo Vega will attend the Q&A.

Synopsis: Inspired by Charlie Chaplin's 1940 film 'The Great Dictator' and the Roma heritage of its creator, the short film 'Proud Roma' celebrates the rich diversity of the Roma nation. It challenges historical narratives and stereotypes, highlighting the significant cultural and historical contributions of Roma to Europe."

PANEL DISCUSSION

Roma identity and self-representation in cultural and political context and the upcoming census.

Panelist: Pablo Vega, Sebastian Serifovic, Driton Berisa.

DEATHLESS WOMEN

by Roz Mortimer, 2019, Poland, Germany, docu-fiction, 89’

Synopsis: A ghost story for the 21st Century. An elegiac account of the Nazi genocide of the Roma expressed through the filmmaker's engagement with The Deathless Woman.

HURJASA

by Jake Bowers, 2022, United Kingdom, Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, docu-fiction, 10’

Synopsis: 'Hurjasa' / 'We Will fly' is made in cooperation with European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture - ERIAC and Roma Integration project with the aim to encourage more Roma do proudly declare their identity on the upcoming censuses in the Western Balkans.

HURJASA

by Jake Bowers, 2022, United Kingdom, Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, docu-fiction, 10’

Synopsis: 'Hurjasa' / 'We Will fly' is made in cooperation with European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture - ERIAC and Roma Integration project with the aim to encourage more Roma do proudly declare their identity on the upcoming censuses in the Western Balkans.

DEATHLESS WOMEN

by Roz Mortimer, 2019, Poland, Germany, docu-fiction, 89’

Synopsis: A ghost story for the 21st Century. An elegiac account of the Nazi genocide of the Roma expressed through the filmmaker's engagement with The Deathless Woman.

PANEL DISCUSSION

Hunting History: How History Reflects on Today's Kosovar Society and the Position of Roma in Europe. What obstacles can we, the Roma, overcome?

Panelist: Jake Bowers, Roz Mortimer and History Expert

A LUA PLATZ

by Jeremy Gravayat, 2018, France, creative documentary, 97’

Q&A with Director Jeremy Gravayat.

Synopsis: At the outskirts of Paris, in a rapidly-changing suburb, a group of Romanian families are searching for a place to live. From their abandoned village, to the demolished slum and occupied houses, their quest weaves together a common history, forged through solidarity and marked by displacement.

A LUA PLATZ

by Jeremy Gravayat, 2018, France, creative documentary, 97’

Q&A with Director Jeremy Gravayat.

Synopsis: At the outskirts of Paris, in a rapidly-changing suburb, a group of Romanian families are searching for a place to live. From their abandoned village, to the demolished slum and occupied houses, their quest weaves together a common history, forged through solidarity and marked by displacement.

FILM TALK

Kosovo visa liberation. Voices of Arrival: Navigating the path of Immigrants in France.

MELODY AND MUSIC

by Faton and Sami Mustafa, 2023, Kosovo, creative documentary, 15min’
Q&A with directors.

Synopsis: Two musicians; one learns his talents from grandfather, and second transfers his talents to young ones. What remains a memory, and how we create memories?

ROMNI

by Amanda Fisher, 2020, short fiction, Kosovo, 15’
Q&A with director Amanda Fisher.

Synopsis: A story of a young Roma girl who finds herself in between the two choices-will she agree to arranged marriage or not.

SCHOOL FOR LITTLE MISS ROMA

2015, creative documentary, Croatia, 82’

Synopsis: Three Roma girls strive to complete high school and become the first members of their families to gain a diploma.

Animation Film Screenings

RIZA’S NIGHT

7’, Animation Hungary – Romanes with subtitles in Albanian. Director, Toth-Pocs Roland

Synopsis: The story is a “fib-teller’s tale.” Riza, a Roma girl, narrates an unusual night, in which dream and reality intermix. The story is a flow of surreal, humorous absurdities told in the first-person singular.

DOJA, THE GYPSY Fairy

7’, Animation Hungary – Romanes with subtitles in Albanian.

Synopsis: Doja, the beautiful Gypsy fairy, gracefully strolls down a rainbow to be among her people and help them. Clinging to her long, sable hair, they fly with her to a wondrous island, where they can build their own fiefdom and live happily, in peace. But then, one day, a terrible thing happens...

THE STORY OF THE SUN AND MOON

7’, Animation Hungary - Romanes with subtitle in Albanian Director Szoboszlay Eszter

Synopsis: Once upon a time, an enormous dragon and a piteously cruel giant stole the Sun and the Moon. Darkness fell over the world. Fortunately, two brave and strong men set out to find the light and bring it back…

MUSIC WORKSHOP

with Music 4 All - music school from Plemetina.

ROMNI

by Amanda Fisher, 2020, short fiction, Kosovo, 15’

Synopsis: A story of a young Roma girl who finds herself in between the two choices-will she agree to arranged marriage or not.

SCHOOL FOR LITTLE MISS ROMA

2015, creative documentary, Croatia, 82’

Synopsis: Three Roma girls strive to complete high school and become the first members of their families to gain a diploma.

PANEL DISCUSSION

Conservative Community in a Conservative Society. Harming vs richness of the culture.

PRINCES AMONG THE MEN

by Stephan Crasneanski, France, creative documentary, 2017, 82’
Q&A with Director.

Synopsis: From its delta on the Black Sea, all the way to Serbia, we follow the meanders of the Danube and the gipsy musicians, meeting «Men», the Roma. That is the name they go by. They form the largest ethnic minority in Europe, made up of several hundred clans. Among them, that of the lautari, the musicians.

Animation Film Screenings

RIZA’S NIGHT

7’, Animation Hungary – Romanes with subtitles in Albanian. Director, Toth-Pocs Roland

Synopsis: The story is a “fib-teller’s tale.” Riza, a Roma girl, narrates an unusual night, in which dream and reality intermix. The story is a flow of surreal, humorous absurdities told in the first-person singular.

DOJA, THE GYPSY Fairy

7’, Animation Hungary – Romanes with subtitles in Albanian.

Synopsis: Doja, the beautiful Gypsy fairy, gracefully strolls down a rainbow to be among her people and help them. Clinging to her long, sable hair, they fly with her to a wondrous island, where they can build their own fiefdom and live happily, in peace. But then, one day, a terrible thing happens...

THE STORY OF THE SUN AND MOON

7’, Animation Hungary - Romanes with subtitle in Albanian Director Szoboszlay Eszter

Synopsis: Once upon a time, an enormous dragon and a piteously cruel giant stole the Sun and the Moon. Darkness fell over the world. Fortunately, two brave and strong men set out to find the light and bring it back…

JIMMY BAND

Folk pop, talava, jazz.

JIMMY MUSTAFA BAND in a world of burning bright talents, where new sounds assail us from all sides a new voice is about to cut through that chorus. Jimmy Mustafa Band, formed in 2011 plays Roma/gipsy music from Kosovo Balkans. Jimmy, currently plays at the hotel Gracanica every weekend for a brunch time, at the same time the band the band has two studio albums, first one called “Posvetime” (Dedicated) with 10 tracks and the second album “Romane Bajrakja” (Roma Flags).

KAL BAND

Rock’n roll, jazz, ska, swing, blues and pop.

KAL – Rock´N´Roma The infusion of pure energy and the sound that won’t leave your mind and body indifferent in any moment – is Kal Band. The eclectic rhythm created by the combination of Western Balkan music with swing, jazz, blues, and pop brings a completely new and original sound that is applied from the first to the last chords. The group was founded in 1996. Since then, over a thousand concerts have been played abroad. They participated in all major European festivals: Fusion Festival – Germany, Pepsi Sziget Festival – Hungary, Berlinale Festival – Germany, EXIT Festival – Serbia, Belgrade Beer Fest – Serbia, Kustendorf Film and Music Festival – Serbia, Nisville Jazz Festival – Serbia…