Hamze Bytyci

The animated short film tells the moving story of the resistance and bravery of Alfreda Noncia Markowska, a young Roma woman from Poland who saved the lives of around fifty children and young adults during the Second World War.

Amidst Europe’s risk of neo-fascism, a group of actors, including Romnija, Roma, Romani travelers, and Israeli-German-Turkish-Berlin Gadjé, is advocating for a Roma army for self-defense against discrimination and racism. Initiated by sisters Simonida and Sandra Selimović, this supranational, diverse, feminist, and queer initiative is part of an artistic action at the Gorki with director Yael Ronen. They explore personal experiences and historical events to create a play, collaborating with visual artists Delaine and Damian Le Bas to envision a Safe European Home in Gypsyland Europe.

How do we remember those who have passed on before us? Such is the question of this short animated film, which tells the story of two Prussian brothers, Vinko and Schanno Franz, who brought joy and music to life with their instruments. The short film that asserts the need to tell the histories of those who can’t tell it themselves, and a demand to not forget them.