On International Gypsy Day, Pablo Vega presents his emotional audiovisual work in Barcelona Proud rum (Gypsy Pride), in which he addresses the recognition of a common history of resistance and resilience against the hatred, slavery and genocide of the Roma people.
Vega – a visual artist, film director, producer and editor – founded his own production company, Dika-Audiovisual, in 2003, and his work includes documentaries, video art, theatrical productions, music videos and commercials. Many of his works have been awarded – Best Documentary Film Award at the African Film Festival (Berlin, 2012), Jury Special Mention at the Pan-African Film Festival (Los Angeles, 2012), Young Creator Award from the Institute of Culture. Gitana (Madrid, 2012), the Enrique Maya Arts Award (Madrid, 2013), the Best Content Award at the Luxury Advertising Awards (Madrid, 2019), by the way – and revolves around the idea of achieving more openness and pluralism. Guarantee of equality for all “both now and in the future.”
In the case of his latest work, sponsored by the European Roma Art and Culture Institute (ERIAC), Vega is fully aware of the Roma people – he is a member of the International Roma Film Commission and is a part of it. Jury in Ake Dikhe? Gypsy Film Festival – through Charles Chaplin’s famous monologue Great dictator, Which is updated in the body and voice of a gypsy woman, Alina Servan, and a young gypsy man, Tony Gabar.
What do you think is the connection between Chaplin’s speech in 1940 and his speech? Proud rum In 2022?
When I learned that Chaplin was a gypsy, I began to understand all of his work and the stories he created with the most stigmatized people in society, but The great dictator Mark both before and after. In the context of World War II, that this great gypsy teacher dared to stand up to Hitler out of love and humanity.
In the context of the Ukraine war, many Roma not only carry out hate crimes by neo-Nazi paramilitary groups for a period of time, but also continue to be discriminated against as refugees when they try to cross the border fleeing war. .
The situation of Roma communities in Europe and Spain necessitates condemnation of forced sterilization, segregation of Roma children in schools, and access to fundamental rights. For all this I think the call that Chaplin made to us in 1940 is still more valid today than ever.
You say that Chaplin stood up to Hitler when no European ruler had the courage to do so. Who do you want to stand with this work?
I want to honestly tell the world that culture loses when we look at Antibos stereotypes and superstitions. I think it is necessary to think about this sincerely in order to mobilize against the anti-Roma discrimination that we are suffering from structurally. It is a song to unite the Pai and the Roma to change this situation as it paralyzes everyone’s social and cultural development.
Ishmael Cortes in his book Dreams and shadows about gypsies Analyzes gypsy performance in cinema from the Civil War to Quincke’s cinema: it proves that the gypsy stereotype is always beyond the law and mobilizes affective reactions between passion and fear. What do you think about the representation of Roma in cinema and what contributes to your work?
Roma representation is always done from an external, rigid and bad perspective because it is based on anti-Roma stereotypes and superstitions. In my opinion, this is not the truth and culture of our people. The inner perspective is much richer and more nuanced as it takes into account people’s origins, journeys and processes. We have a lot of interesting stories to tell and I am sure it will have a big impact on the community.
Cinema is an excellent educational tool to create, put in someone else’s place and reach millions of people. I want to break down stereotypes and give a more humanized, elegant and sophisticated aesthetic image. My face has a magical realism and drama, but from the prism of sensitivity that every gypsy has because of our high capacity for love. When we have the ability and space to convey this, it reaches the whole world because we count with heart and love. This is exactly what Chaplin does.
Right now is the Preliminary Bill on Cinema and the Bill on Audiovisual Communication. How do you think the representation of Roma in audiovisual products will improve these laws?
Positive action measures should be promoted, such as quotas, to enable manufacturing companies to realize and enable Roma to tell stories on an equal footing with Arabos. Streaming platforms Flow There is awareness about the inclusion of this content; However, producers miss the opportunity to support these types of stories. We need to reinforce cultural content that reflects the reality of the societies in which we live and allows us to dream about the world we want. For this it is necessary to show our right to the art and truth of the gypsy avant-garde.
Source: El Diario
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