Videoclub

Videothek • RomaTrial Retrospektive *So Dikhea – Film Tool Box

13.03.2024, 20:00

Videothek der Volksbühne

In Romani, German and English

The RomaTrial retrospective, curated by Hamze Bytyçi, builds a bridge from the past to the future: while three films deal with the memory of the Nazi genocide of Sinti and Roma, three other participatory films present the views of the younger generation. Young Roma deal with their own musical and cultural heritage, migration and old patriarchal structures and take up traditional stories about evil spirits and process them in a self-written horror film.

„SO DIKHEA?“ is in Romani and means „What do you see?“. This outreach programme of the International Festival of Romani Film AKE DIKHEA? also shows diverse cinematic perspectives of Roma on topics that are relevant to society as a whole in addition to the annual festival.

Enough

Kosovo, 2015, 11 min

In Romani with German subtitles

Short documentary

In the short documentary film „Enough“, young Roma from one of the oldest Roma neighbourhoods in Kosovo, Terzi Mahala, explore the musical and cultural traditions of their community. The group of young people work for the local Roma radio station but prefer to listen to hip hop and ask themselves the question: when will they have enough of traditional music?

By and with: Günesh Veshal, Sejnur Veshal, Shuajib Skendo „Shupi-G“, Visar I. Gashi, Franziska Hoffmann, Irene Izquierdo

10 Years Older

Kosovo, 2015, 7 min

In Romani with English subtitles

Short feature film

While Fatmir’s family prepares to emigrate to Germany, he and his best friend Benjamin try to cope with the impending separation by joking and taking selfies together. But Benjamin also has other worries – he wants to save a mutual friend from a traditional early marriage that her father had arranged for her. How can he help her?

By and with: Benjamin Menekshe, Fatmir Menekshe, Melisa Menekshe, Azize Menekshe, Fikret Menekshe, Ibadet Menekshe, Haxhi Fatmir Menekshe

Director: Daniel Brennecke

Camera: Sergi Sánchez

Sound: Clio Flego

Production: Veronika Patočková, Hamze Bytyçi

JOŽKA

Czech Republic, Germany // 2016 // 26 min

Short documentary film

In Czech with English subtitles

The short documentary film follows Jozef Miker during his protests against a large-capacity pig farm built on the site of the former concentration camp near Lety in South Bohemia in which hundreds of Roma lost their lives under the Nazi regime. While fallen ill after many years of working in coal mines, the protagonist with the nickname Jožka has never lost his persuasive optimism, humour and faith in better society.

Director: Hamze Bytyçi

Camera: Milan Durňak

Sound: Veronika Patočková, Andreas Fertig

Music: Mr von und zu

Editing: Mirja Gerle

Production: Veronika Patočková

R.I.P. Romanistan

Germany // 2024 // 10 min

Short feature film

In German

A group of teenagers go on holiday and enjoy the rural idyll with a sandy beach, a deep forest and a campfire. But they have no idea that ten years ago a tragic accident happened in this very place. An evil spirit haunts the young people – who can save themselves and how?

Director: Estera Sara Stan, David Paraschiv

Screenplay: Gino Arwaj, Larisa Nedelcu, Ana Maria Stan, Leszek Arwaj, Elisei Burloi, David Sotir, Raisa Stan

With: Larisa Nedelcu, Ana Maria Stan, Sandra Ferhatovic, Gino Arwaj, Leszek Arwaj, Manuel Paraschiv, Elisei Burloi, Estera Sara Stan

Camera: Elisei Burloi, Manuel Paraschiv, David Paraschiv

Lighting: Manuel Paraschiv, Elisei Burloi

Editing: Sandra Ferhatovic, Manuel Paraschiv, Florian Seidel

Production: Kimara Hungerbach, Jonas Steinleitner

People Can Die Twice

Germany // 2022 // 6 min

Animated biographical short film

In German with English subtitles

How can we remember those who have gone before us? That is the question of this animated short film, which tells the story of two Prussian brothers who brought joy and music to life with their instruments. The short film emphasises the need to tell the stories of those who can no longer tell them themselves and is an urgent appeal not to forget them.

Director: Hamze Bytyçi

Creative Producer: Lisa Smith

Narrator: Romeo Franz

Screenplay: Max Czollek

Illustration: Freddie Denton

Animation: Jake Goodall

Sound recording: Andreas Fertig

Sound design and mix: Nils Plambeck

Video recording: Andreas Fertig, Zack Helwa

Music: Sunny Franz & Sascha Köhler, „Mare Manuschenge“ by Romeo Franz

Historical research and raw biography: Jana Mechelhoff-Herezi, Romeo Franz

Scientific advisors: Jana Mechelhoff-Herezi, Uwe Neumärker

A co-production with: Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, RomaTrial e.V., Almani Productions

Roads Without Caravans

Germany // 2022 // 7 min

Animated biographical short film

In German with English subtitles

This short animated film, which traces the life of the French Roma writer Mateo Maximoff, is about the power of the written word as a means of survival, remembrance and the preservation of cultural heritage.

Director: Hamze Bytyçi

Creative producer: Lisa Smith

Illustration and animation: Tiago Araujo

Screenplay: Lisa Smith, Richard O’Neill

Narration: Pablo Charlemoine, Richard O’Neill, Estera Stan

Sound recording: Andreas Fertig

Sound design and mix: Nils Plambeck

Music: „Yaya“ by Mal Élevé

Historical research and raw biography: Ulrich Baumann

Scientific advisors: Jana Mechelhoff-Herezi, Ulrich Baumann

A co-production with: Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, RomaTrial e.V., Almani Productions