CALIU: Nothing else, what else can I do?
Feeling trapped in the Roma village where he was born, Caliu refuses to believe that his days as the “King of the Violin” are over. As he struggles between the realities of the present and memories of his glorious past, he embarks on a journey to reinvent himself, with music remaining the one force that continues to guide him forward.
Simona is a documentary filmmaker based in Bucharest whose work explores music as intangible cultural heritage. For the past decade, she has focused on the lives of traditional musicians and the social and cultural changes shaping their communities.
Her filmmaking approach is influenced by years of experience as a designer and producer of cultural and educational projects for young people. Recently, she returned to academia to study Cultural Anthropology, continuing her research into the ethics and dynamics of cultural transformation.
