LAUNCH OF EDUCATIONAL FILM ON ROMA STUDENTS IN ROMANIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, AND RAISING OF SELF-ESTEEM
„Ioana. A Pray, a Wish, a Dream Come True”
March 18th, 2016
| The National Centre for Roma Culture – Romano Kher realized a new cultural project: the educational film “Ioana. A Pray, a Wish, a Dream Come True”, produced by “Avec Production”, directors and script writers Vali Rupiţă şi Radu Rupiţă, starring Ioana Cristea and Camelia Ioniţă.
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”This film was born from the desire of combating all forms of discrimination met today; it is a fine educational source. The images drive through the life of young Ioana, following her brave evolution and personal fulfilment, dotted with hard experiences and social marginalisation on base of ethnic criteria. |
| Her success comes as answer to her effort to face unfair treatments and to consolidate her self-esteem, breaking down preconceptions of collective mentality. First, a pray buds, then a hope blooms, and a dream comes true eventually”. (Mihai Neac;u – Director of National Centre for Roma Culture – Romani Kher) |
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The National Centre for Roma Culture – Romano Kher organized, March 18th, 2016, an event to launch the educational film “Ioana. A Pray, a Wish, a Dream Come True”, followed by discussions on the subject.
The event was held at Elementary School no.1 „Sfinții Voievozi” in Bucharest. Students, teachers, representatives of Roma and non-Roma organizations, of central public institutions, of politic, cultural and educational areas of interest and mass-media attended the event. |
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| The film speaks about the condition of Roma pupils in education system and self-image related to: self-knowledge, self-confidence, ethnic / religious group membership, competence, and self-representation (in direct ratio to representation of the social group they belong tot) and the idea of multicultural education.
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The film aims to promote the spirit of tolerance and anti-discrimination, the idea that all students should be treated equally in terms of education, the observance of their history, traditions that underpin them as individuals. Moreover, this film intends to emphasize that the vast majority of Roma students live moments of discrimination that generate inner dysfunction.
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