The documentary film Hopa lide
The making of Romani representation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7515648 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Petr Nuska (0000-0003-2239-7072, Department of Ethnomusicology and Ethnochoreology The Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences Prague Czech Republic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Visual Anthropology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1058-7187 • E-ISSN: 1548-7458 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/var.70015 |
| OpenAlex | W4416192521 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
The article concerns the ethnographic documentary film Hopa lide , which stems from the author's ten years of ethnographic research among Romani musicians in Slovakia. The film is based on documenting the collaborative making of music videos. Firstly, the article critically reflects on Romani representation in contemporary documentary films, arguing that it is often distorted due to tendencies toward exoticization, the monopoly of the non‐Romani gaze, challenges in the representation of poverty and story‐driven approaches in contemporary documentary practice. Then, it justifies the film's main methodological and ideological standpoints by evaluating the process of pre‐production, production, and distribution. In conclusion, the article highlights the importance of ethnographic film as a counterpoint to market‐driven storytelling and as a valuable way of representing underrepresented groups of people
Counterpoint · Documentary film · Ethnography · Filmmaking · Ideology · Representation (politics · Storytelling · Cultural Identity and Representation · Diverse Musicological Studies · Romani and Gypsy Studies
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |