CineRoma 2.0: Closing Gala: Latcho Drom

Join us for the closing Gala of CineRoma 2.0,  the UK’s first Roma Film Festival, now in its second year.. Brought to you by Offline (formerly Glasgow Artists’ Moving Image Studios | GAMIS) and Romano Lav, a community-based organisation working with Roma communities in Govanhill, Glasgow. CineRoma aims to present diverse films by and with Roma people, exploring self-perception, identity, history and systems of power.

The festival programme has been co-curated in collaboration with a cohort of Roma Young People from Govanhill through a series of workshops organised by Offline and Romano Lav.

Latcho Drom

Tony Gatlif

France, 1993

French, Romany, Turkish, Slovak, Rajasthani, Hungarian, Arabic, Spanish with English Subtitles

83”

Latcho Drom is a feature length semi-documentary epic, directed by Tony Gatlif and released in 1993. Completed in co-production with many countries and companies, the film stresses the motif of transition on many levels, and depicts its concrete and abstract synonyms with specific regard to the Roma community (the act of hybridisation, liminal states, in-between situations, travelling and fluid identities, intercultural dialogue, cross-cultural adaptation and appropriation, multilingual cultural practices, etc.).

Gatlif, who is himself Kabil Roma, proves to be an authentic expert, first of all, in presenting the Roma communities living in the Mediterranean region. While depicting his protagonists as humane, realistic and positive figures, he has made a quasi anthropological and ethnomusicological film in the form of a road movie about the Roma who took a historical journey through Asia and Europe, from their original roots in India to destinations in Turkey, Eastern and Western Europe.

18:00 - doors

18:30 - film starts

19:53 - event ends

20:00-22:00 - join us at the Roma Cultural Centre for a closing party, food, music and drinks

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OFFLINE, formerly (Glasgow Artists’ Moving Image Studios) is a charitable organisation committed to supporting experimental arts and community-focused film programming in Govanhill.

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Pay what you can: £0-£12

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All titles will be shown with closed captions.

The OFFLINE Cinema has step free access but toilets are not accessible. We apologise for this and assure you that we are working on making the building a more welcoming space. In the meantime, The Bungo on Nithsdale Rd have granted our audience access to their accessible toilets.

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Certification:

U, suitable for all ages

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Image description: a line of four women sing, they are outside in a desert enviroment. The word CINEROMA is repeated atound the frame in bold pink text.

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Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI and National Lottery Community Fund, Awards For All.

Host or Publisher GAMIS