Hopa lide – uvedení etnografického filmu na mezinárodní konferenci (ICTMD, Praha)

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Nuska, Petr
Hopa lide – uvedení etnografického filmu na mezinárodní konferenci (ICTMD, Praha).
[Hopa lide – conference screening of the ethnographic film (ICTMD, Prague).]
[4th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Music and Dance of the Slavic World. Praha, 05.10.2023-07.10.2023]
Method of presentation: Prezentace
Event organizer: Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences & Faculty of Music and Dance, Academy of Performing Arts.
URL events: skorepova@eu.cas.cz 
Institutional support: RVO:68378076
Keywords : Slovakia * Roma * Romani music * Ethnographic film * Documentary * Ethnomusicological Film * Participatory Filmmaking * Ethnomusicology * Visual Ethnomusicology * Visual Anthropology * Visual Ethnography
OECD category: 6.5 Other Humanities and the Arts
https://www.eu.avcr.cz/cs/aktuality/4th-Symposium-of-the-ICTM-Study-Group-on-Music-and-Dance-of-the-Slavic-World/

The ethnographic documentary Hopa lide concerns Romani music making in Slovakia. Based on a decade of dedicated ethnographic research, the author intimately portrays the lives of Romani musicians, unveiling the complexities of their experience and presenting nuanced views to challenge prevailing stereotypes about Roma. Hopa lide is a collaborative documentary committed to authentic representation, one in which Romani musicians become directors of the music videos they have longed for opportunity to make. This unique methodology empowers the musicians and leaves them in charge of their representation in the film.

The film consists of three chapters. The first chapter introduces us to the family band led by Barna and Martin, following their attempts to break free from the precarity of the musical craft. The second chapter tells the story of Dalibor, a young man seeking his place in the world through music making while reflecting the issues faced by an entire generation of young Roma. The third chapter offers a portrait of a well-known musician and Romani activist Vladimir, uncovering the toil and distress integral to Romani professional music making (and of being Romani in general).

The ever-roving (and ever-improvising) camera joins the musicians as they move from large venue spotlights to intimate backstages, capturing a mixture of wit, mundane struggle and unfulfilled dreams. Through the musicians’ stories, various anthropological questions emerge. How does Romani music making function as a way of making a living? What role does it play in an individual’s self-fulfilment? And in what way does Romani musicianship reflect the current situation of Roma – this underprivileged ethnic minority who are continually stereotyped as natural musicians? Hopa lide inspires discussions about contemporary trends in filmmaking and the broader implications of visual-ethnographic practice – especially its participatory aspects and participants’ agency in representation. Hopa lide also makes a significant scholarly contribution, capturing the vibrancy of contemporary Romani music-making.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0351193