On the Edge – Sinti and Roma in Contemporary European Film

For centuries, the Sinti and the Roma have been an object of projection for foreign attributions and self-reassurance mechanisms. Numerous current films offer new perspectives on Europe's largest minority. What answers does contemporary European cinema find in terms of form and content? Thematic and film aesthetic implications are to be taken up with respect to individual countries by guests from politics, academic and the film industry and discussed accordingly. Five current fiction and documentary films portray a dynamic, often highly contrasting picture.