Joelene
Director Leonor da Silva, not applicable
Countries
Duration 72 min
Synopsis
From within the confines of her caravan, Joelene, (a member of the travelling community) discusses her experiences of prejudice, and of how Gypsy/Roma lifestyles are being eradicated in the UK. As she does so, her children go about their activities; working, playing and squabbling with each other. The audio/visual oscillation between the children’s actions and Joelene’s narratives serves to foreground the humanitarian concerns underpinning social, political & economic ideologies. This spontaneously filmed documentary prompts consideration of issues relating to otherness, difference, race, gender and struggle… The human condition. Joelene is a film about lives being lived and offers an insight into the contradictions, pleasures and conflicts that constitute social histories in the making.
From within the confines of her caravan, Joelene, (a member of the travelling community) discusses her experiences of prejudice, and of how Gypsy/Roma lifestyles are being eradicated in the UK. As she does so, her children go about their activities; working, playing and squabbling with each other. The audio/visual oscillation between the children’s actions and Joelene’s narratives serves to foreground the humanitarian concerns underpinning social, political & economic ideologies. This spontaneously filmed documentary prompts consideration of issues relating to otherness, difference, race, gender and struggle… The human condition. Joelene is a film about lives being lived and offers an insight into the contradictions, pleasures and conflicts that constitute social histories in the making.