Director in Person!
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Directed by Mona Nicoara
Our School follows three Roma (commonly known as “Gypsy”) children in a rural Transylvanian village who are among the pioneer participants in an initiative to integrate the ethnically segregated Romanian schools. When their school begins to desegregate, Alin, Benjamin, and Dana set out for the city school, optimistic for education and new friendships, even as funds earmarked for integration are questionably used to renovate the old Roma-only school in their village.
Shot over four years, the filmmakers’ tender portrait of rural village life and its rhythms fosters an intimacy in the children’s profound reality and admiration for their indomitable spirit, which is then punctuated with shocking instances of prejudice and ignorance. Their story touches on issues ranging from institutionalized racism, public education, and the intractability of poverty, culminating in an outrageous finale that cements the Roma children’s struggle in the annals of egregious human rights violations. Our School is an absorbing, infuriating, and ultimately bittersweet story of tradition and progress.
(Photo: Alin Moldovan in 2006, age 8. Photo credit: Ovidiu Marginean (c) Sat Mic Film, LLC)
Sterling Award – Best US Feature – Silverdocs 2011
Official Film Site | The DocYard Official Site
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For decades, Boston has been a center for documentary filmmaking. It is a place where students come to learn and experiment, where some of documentary’s giants are teaching and creating new work, and where the craft is continuously nurtured and expanded. Today’s filmmakers are breaking new ground that has its foundation, more often than not, in Boston’s rich documentary legacy.
Celebrating documentary’s past, present and future, The DocYard is a bi-weekly film and discussion series at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge. We will gather together to be introduced to new films and filmmakers, and connect with one another. Through these events we hope to grow a vibrant, creative community for Boston’s filmmakers, film students and film lovers.
Check out The DocYard website for more information.
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Director in Person!
Buy Tickets Tickets $10, $8 Students, Seniors, Brattle Members | No Brattle Passes
Directed by Mona Nicoara
Our School follows three Roma (commonly known as “Gypsy”) children in a rural Transylvanian village who are among the pioneer participants in an initiative to integrate the ethnically segregated Romanian schools. When their school begins to desegregate, Alin, Benjamin, and Dana set out for the city school, optimistic for education and new friendships, even as funds earmarked for integration are questionably used to renovate the old Roma-only school in their village.
Shot over four years, the filmmakers’ tender portrait of rural village life and its rhythms fosters an intimacy in the children’s profound reality and admiration for their indomitable spirit, which is then punctuated with shocking instances of prejudice and ignorance. Their story touches on issues ranging from institutionalized racism, public education, and the intractability of poverty, culminating in an outrageous finale that cements the Roma children’s struggle in the annals of egregious human rights violations. Our School is an absorbing, infuriating, and ultimately bittersweet story of tradition and progress.
(Photo: Alin Moldovan in 2006, age 8. Photo credit: Ovidiu Marginean (c) Sat Mic Film, LLC)
Sterling Award – Best US Feature – Silverdocs 2011
Official Film Site | The DocYard Official Site
About The DocYard:
For decades, Boston has been a center for documentary filmmaking. It is a place where students come to learn and experiment, where some of documentary’s giants are teaching and creating new work, and where the craft is continuously nurtured and expanded. Today’s filmmakers are breaking new ground that has its foundation, more often than not, in Boston’s rich documentary legacy.
Celebrating documentary’s past, present and future, The DocYard is a bi-weekly film and discussion series at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge. We will gather together to be introduced to new films and filmmakers, and connect with one another. Through these events we hope to grow a vibrant, creative community for Boston’s filmmakers, film students and film lovers.
Check out The DocYard website for more information.
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