Building bridges through the arts

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We are Roma Media Film Productions and our cinematographic projects aim to build bridges through the arts between the Roma peoples and their host communities.

Fighting predjudice through the medium of film, our projects entertain as well as educate, brining together the two communities in the common love of cinema.

So, who are the Roma?

One of the most persecuted minorities in Europe, indeed the world, often referred to as the Silent Victims of the Holocaust, the Roma are a collection of peoples who used to and some still do - lead a nomadic lifestyle through all the continent of Europe.

Known for their music, dance and craftsmanship, many negative stereotypes have been attributed to them which are still current today.

Faith and Family

A people of great faith, tempered with their own social laws, the Roma have their own take on the Chriastian and Islam religions.

Family is most important, after that the local group, and them the wider Roma community.

The Devil is a Frog

In the Roma language, Beng means Devil, which is also their word for a frog, and Del, Devel, Devlsa is the words for God.

Iron Maiden and Marylin Manson fans, that does NOT make them satanic! We are SO sorry to disappoint you!

Romanipen

Literally "Romaniness" a strict social set of rules that governs their peoples, followed vith varying degrees of fundamentalism by different sections.

Personal purity and impurity laws echo early biblical Jewish traditions, giving credence to the claim some have that they are one of the lost tribes.