New York Roma / Gypsy human rights film festival.
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The festival Extended one extra day: Wednesday July 16 is added to the schedule.
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Saturday, July 12 at 8:00 PM
Please joint us for a lecture with Ian F. Hancock
a professor of English, linguistics and Asian studies at The University of Texas at Austin.
The Honorable Ian F. Hancock Roma representative to the UN Economic and Social Council and Member of the International Romani Parliament.
The author of pariah syndrome: An account of gypsy slavery and persecution.
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Click Here to listen to the first voices indigenous radio-Tiokasin Ghosthorse Interview
with professor Ian F. HancockThursday July 3.
www.firstvoicesindigenousradio.org
Click here to read Read j.b. Blogging the festival:
Call it the underdog festival. Now in its second year,
the New York Gypsy Film Festival might be the only festival in the City not sponsored by Stella Artois, but that’s OK by them. They say they want to
keep things real.
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For Immediate release: July 8 to 15, 2008 / MEHANATA , NYC.
113 Ludlow street NYC
press contact:
NYGYPSYFILMFESTIVAL@GMAIL.COM
www.nygypsyfilm.com
You're invited to the
Second Annual New York Roma / Gypsy Human Rights Film Festival!
The New York Roma / Gypsy Human Rights Film Festival returns this summer to bring together highly spirited filmmakers,
lively musicians and a diverse public who believe in the respectful representation each individual is entitled to. Join the Festival in its continuous pursuit of
a vibrant and dignified portrayal of the global Roma and Sinti population..
The festival will screen over 25 films from all over the world: Chile, Czech
Republic, Germany, Bulgaria, England, Serbia, Hungary, Netherlands,
Romania, Canada and Turkey, including many American debuts. Q&A’s and panel discussions featuring the filmmakers and invited artists and musicians will follow many screenings.
The Festival's two nights of special programs are dedicated to the Gypsy Holocaust, breaking the silence of a decades' long taboo. For years the Gypsy Holocaust experience
has been minimized, ignored, and denied. Keeping quiet in society’s margins while culture, heritage and spirit are stolen is not an option. To be heard, to be seen: you need a face,
a voice. And an audience!
So, join us for a closer look at the undeniable beauty of the Gypsy people; to not look the other way when it comes to the adversity they have been and are still forced to face. After centuries
of slavery, genocide, massacres and relentless ostracizing the Roma, presently numbering around 15 million people worldwide, continue to suffer unprecedented levels of
violence in today's world.
Civilian attacks, fervent segregation, police brutality and an appalling lack of legitimate representation in art and media all conspire to marginalize the Roma. We at the New York Gypsy Film Festival hope to counteract these forces by exposing the public to the art, music, history, culture and above all humanity of the beautiful Roma people.
For full Festival details please view
www.nygypsyfilm.com
Or contact us at:
NYGYPSYFILMFESTIVAL@GMAIL.COM
myspace.com
CO-director Alex Dimitrov & Al Jerrari
Althea Eilenfeldt, Hilaryfrink, Nicoletta Bumbac, Lila Lee
A great thanks to Nelson Salis, Jon P. Tomasello,Tiokasin Ghosthorse.,,
