“Our School” follows Alin, Beni and Dana, three Roma children in a Transylvanian village who are among the first participants in an initiative to integrate the ethnically segregated Romanian schools. Shot over four years, the documentary touches on institutionalized racism, public education, and the intractability of poverty, in this bittersweet and often funny story about tradition and progress, hope and race.
Cinematography Ovidiu Mărginean
Editing Erin Casper, Jonathan Oppenheim, Carol Dysinger
Sound John M. Davis
Music Sasha Gordon, Eugene Hütz (Gogol Bordello)
Producer Mona Nicoară
Co-producer Miruna Coca-Cozma
Production Sat Mic Film
Co-production Pipas Films
AUDIO: Romanian
SUBTITLE: English
26
April,
Sunday
Cinema Muzeul Țăranului
5:00 PM
94'
Followed by an extended dialogue on the right to and access to education, with Andreea Archip (editor in chief Școala9), Costi Rogozanu (journalist at Libertatea and Romanian language teacher), Veronica Lazăr (researcher) and Cristina Grigore (PhD student)
awards and festivals
Tribeca Film Festival 2011 Trieste Film Festival 2012 Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival 2011 CPH:DOX 2011 DOK Leipzig 2011 Visions du Réel 2011 DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2011 One World Prague 2011 Transilvania International Film Festival 2011 Astra Film Festival 2011