Private Project

A little story of the Gypsies

A short documentary art film as an educational tool for the public, teachers, mediators and cultural venues, this animated short film is linked to our image theatre for which the drawings have been specially designed.

  • Romain Claris
    Director
  • Romain Claris
    Animation
  • Chloé Guêze
    Writer
  • Claire Dupray
    Illsutration
  • Clara Mallier
    Translation
  • Clara Mallier
    English voice over
  • Chloé Guêze
    Producer
  • Francesco Dandrea
    Music
  • Jamie Bathgate
    Music
  • Ofir Atar
    Music
  • Ziv Moran
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Une petite histoire des Tziganes
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 13, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 8 & Halfilm Awards
    Roma
    Italy
    Award Winner Best Short Documentary
  • Hollywood Gold Awards

    United States
    Award Silver Documentary
  • Cavan International Film Festival

    India
    Monthly winner - Best documentray
  • Athvikvaruni International Film Festival

    India
    Award Winner Best Short Documentary
  • Bratislava Film Festival
    Bratislava
    Slovakia
    Official Selection Documentary Short
  • Vesuvius International Film Fest

    Italy
    Official Selection Best documentary
  • Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
    Cefalù
    Italy
    September 30, 2023
    Nominee for Special Award
  • Makizhmithran International Film Festival

    India
    Official Selection Best Documentary Short Film
  • Global Independent Film Festival of India 2023

    India
    Official Selection
  • International Moving Film Festival

    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    SEMI-FINALIST
  • INDIAN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

    India
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Romain Claris

Romain Claris has been creating short films since 2000, which have been selected and awarded at more than a hundred international film festivals.

A graduate of the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français in Paris in 2005, he went on to establish the video department at the advertising and communication agency Claris Image Builder, being responsible for the production and direction of 500 films.

In 2020, he co-founded and became the director of the Bordeaux Shorts Biennale. The third edition of the Bordeaux Shorts Biennale is scheduled for October 2024.

He collaborates with photographer Nicolas Claris on several exhibitions of photographs and videos, including Bangladesh in 2013, Rouge in 2017, Noirs in 2018, Un peu de rouge, pourtant in 2020, and On the rocks in 2023.

Romain Claris has been involved in various cinema educational projects, including sessions at the Lycée de Pauillac in 2013, and at the Lycée Victor Louis de Talence in 2019 and 2022.

Currently in preparation for 2026 is the creative documentary Les comptes de la lune, offering an alternative history of the invention of numbers and calculation.

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Director Statement

It is an artistic mediation device designed to raise awareness among young audiences and those accompanying them about the history of the Gypsy people, in connection with our shows.