Film screening Romani Women On and Behind The Camera
- Wednesday, 15. April 2026, 20:00
- SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA, Berlin
Join us for a showcase of vivid, powerful short films by and/or starring Romani women — a cinematic journey through diverse voices, experiences, and creative perspectives from across Europe. From intimate stories rooted in local realities to surprising and poetic explorations of identity and resilience, this program highlights the plurality of Romani women’s identity and artistic expression. You’ll see short fiction and documentary films from Spain, Romania, the UK — and a brand new special secret selection.
Address
SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA
Lindower Str. 20/22, Haus C
13347 BerlinEvent Type
Filmvorführung
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El Regalo (The Gift)
Lara Izagirre Garizurieta, Spain, 2025, 14 min. Spanish with English subtitles
La revedere, castelule (Goodbye, castle)
Alina Șerban, Romania, 2024, 20 min. Romanian with English subtitles
The Angry Bird
Lisa Smith & Jack Lilleywhite, UK, 2025, 10 min. English
Featured Highlight
2026, 14 min. Greek with English subtitles
Followed by a talk with Lisa Smith, Talina Connolly, Cat Jugravu
After the screening, an inspiring panel of filmmakers and activists will host a discussion about female Romani representation in film, storytelling, and cultural space.
Lisa Smith is a Welsh Romani filmmaker, producer, and curator whose work centers on advancing Romani stories in cinema. She has directed and produced celebrated short films like The Angry Bird, winner of the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund. She also curated the AKE DIKHEA? International Festival of Romani Film and in 2023 founded Patrin Films and is a founding member of the Romani Filmmakers Network to amplify Romani voices in the industry.
Talina Connolly is a Sinti activist and member of the Netzwerk Sinti Roma Kirchen, working in Berlin with initiatives focused on dismantling discrimination and uplifting the interests and cultural presence of Sinti and Roma communities within broader social and institutional contexts.
Cat Jugravu is a Romanian-Romani interdisciplinary artist, curator, educator, and queer activist working across performance art, theatre, and community projects. Their practice explores the intersections of Romani, queer, and trans identities while creating spaces that reclaim narrative, memory, and embodied experience.
In collaboration with The Critical Film & Image Hub at the Research Center on Antigypsyism (Heidelberg University), the Protestant Academy Berlin (Evangelische Akademie zu Berlin) and ERIAC – European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture
