Private Project

EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE ROMANI: LIFE OF A ROMANI FAMILY

Željko and other 9 members of his family live in the woods. Without water, electricity, bathroom ... Every day, he has to bring his 8 children to school and back. Winter is a hard time for them.
Film offers us an insight into 24 hours of Roma everyday.

Is a problematic Roma cause or the result of discrimination? This is a main issue that a documentary film EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE ROMANI offers us to think about.

Rejections of Roma in society leads to a lack of self-confidence and negative self-image, which is an excellent predisposition for the decline in the cultural level and the development of defense mechanisms such as distrust, conflict and aggression.

  • Maja Pavlin
    Director
  • Maja Pavlin
    Writer
  • Jaka Hemler
    Producer
  • Željko Hudorovac
    Key Cast
  • Darinka Hudorovac
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    ROMSKI VSAKDAN: ŽIVLJENJE NEKE ROMSKE DRUŽINE
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    28 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 10, 2010
  • Country of Origin:
    Slovenia
  • Country of Filming:
    Slovenia
  • Language:
    Slovenian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • RTV SLO
    Country: Slovenia
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Maja Pavlin

Born on 29.08.1973 in Ljubljani.
Self employed in culture since 2005.
Since 1999 until now - freelance journalist, screenwriter, director and editor of music shows and documentary films on TV Slovenia;

Since 1999 until 2004 – co-creating TV music show SATURDAY FEVER as a TV host, journalist and music news editor.

In 2005 I created a music news weekly broadcast ARRHYTMIA - the only infotainment dedicated to alternative music on TV SLO. I am still part of it as an editor, director and screenwriter. www.facebook.com/aritmija

Since 2011 until now – an editor of concert production ARRHYTHMIC CONCERT PORTRAITS (we realized approx. 50 studio and terrain concerts of multi genre Slovenian bands and musicians.)

DOCUMENTARY WORK (screenwriter and director):
My documentary films are mostly focused on social and music themes ...

y. 2003, THE HEART OF THE BALKAN - GUČA (40:00): music documentary - Serbian trumpet phenomenon
- Festival Rose d'Or 2004, Switzerland: nomination in cat. ARTS & SPECIALS.

y. 2004, 20 years of DRUGA GODBA (30:00): the history of Slovenian world-music festival

y. 2004, ŠUTO ORIZARI, promised land (60:00): splendor and misery of Roma life in Europe's largest Roma village in Macedonia at the time of Romani marriages with gypsy music queen - Esma Redžepova.
- Festival Rose d'Or 2005, Switzerland: nomination in cat. ARTS & SPECIALS.
- Slovenian Media Award GONG 2005 – a special award for creative work.

y. 2005, WILD HEARTS (55:00): you can also live your dreams with cerebral palsy. A story about wishes, hope, joy, love and disappointment of adolescent - an everyday life of a youngster but Uroš is attached to a wheelchair with cerebral palsy...

y. 2006, 30 years of ROCK OTOČEC (40:00): music documentary about history of Slovenian rock festival.

y. 2006, I AM A GYPSY, Romani from Prekmurje (40:00): An integration of Roma people on North of Slovenia thru a portrait of a little Romani boy with a big dream - to become a popular football player.
- FESTIVAL DoKMa 2007, MB – competition program

y. 2010, EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE ROMANI: LIFE OF A ROMANI FAMILY (30:00): A day of 10-member Roma family in Bela Krajina - the Roma people on the edge of civilization on South of Slovenia.

y. 2012, NEIRA, a number in the system (30:00): irreparable consequences of foster care system in Slovenia.
- FESTIVAL DOKUDOC 2013, selection DOKU ZDAJ

y. 2015, SECOND VIOLIN, diversity among us (30:00): successful integration of persons with disabilities in everyday life
- FESTIVAL DOKUDOC 2015, selection DOKU ZDAJ

y. 2016, CHARLATAN MAGNIFIQUE, 1. in 2.del (83:00): music documentary - a portrait of Magnifico

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