Katalin Bársony
Katalin Bársony (born 1982) is a Hungarian Romani film-maker and sociologist. She produced the series Mundi Romani – The World through Roma Eyes and directed the documentary How Far the Stars.
Life[edit]
Katalin Bársony was born in 1982 in Budapest to a Romani mother (Ágnes Daróczi) and a Jewish father.[1] She studied for a PhD at the Corvinus University.[2] She then worked in television and created Mundi Romani – The World through Roma Eyes, the first documentary series about Romani communities to be shown on Hungarian television.[1]
In 2009, Bársony was one of four experts who briefed the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe on Romani issues.[3] She is the executive director of the Romedia Foundation, which produces films about Romani communities.[4] Bársony was asked to curate a selection of 35 films about Romani culture for the RomArchive.[5] She took her 2019 documentary How Far the Stars to festivals including Sarajevo Film Festival and Eastern Neighbours.[6][7]
Selected works[edit]
- 2019 How Far the Stars (director of documentary)
- 2007–2011 Mundi Romani – The World through Roma Eyes (creator of series)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Romani Herstory: A Digital Archive". Romani Herstory. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: "Hate speech and Antigypsyism in the Media"". ERIAC. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Stanislav, Daniel (2009). "Hard Times and Hardening Attitudes: The Economic Downturn and the Rise of Violence Against Roma". Roma Rights Journal. 1.
- ^ "Empowering Roma and countering stereotypes: Katalin Bársony". ABC Radio National. 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "New digital archive of the Roma launched – DW – 01/24/2019". DW. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Katalin Bársony". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "A ROMA DIRECTOR WHOSE FILMS TRANSCEND THE MISCONCEPTIONS OF POVERTY PORN NARRATIVES". Eastern Neighbours Film Festival. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
Further reading[edit]
- "An Interview with Katalin Barsony, Romani Activist and Film Director". Open Society Foundations. Retrieved 5 April 2023.