
Award-winning documentary OUR SCHOOL (ourschoolfilm.blogspot.com) 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 is desegregated, Alin, Benjamin, and Dana set out for the city school, optimistic for education and new friendships. Their innocent optimism quickly sours when the children are met with low expectations and further isolation. 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, punctuated by 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. 2011 US Festivals: Tribeca, Silverdocs, Transylvania International Film Festival, Visions du Reel, Thessaloniki Dok Fest, One World Prague, DokuFest Kosovo, EIDF South Korea, Guth Gafa, Camden International Film Festival, DokLeipzig, Noaptea Alba a Filmului Romanesc, Verzio, United Nations Association Film Festival, One World Slovakia Awards: Sterling Award for Best US <b>...</b>
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