Zoom Q&amp;A with director/actress Alina Serban on Nov. 21 at 11:00am PST! Alina Serban stars in Gipsy Queen, and is the director of Letter of Forgiveness, the short film that plays with Gipsy Queen. This talk will be LIVE on this page at that time, and will be automatically recorded and added to the end of the film playlist for later viewing. Please note: this film program and its accompanying livestream are available only to viewers in the United States.

In 1855, in the household of a wealthy Romanian noblewoman, a lavish dinner is being presented to important guests. As they arrive, Maria, a Roma-Gipsy slave, is making preparations, and sees an opportunity to change her and her son Dinca's fates. Maria and Dinca's story is true; they helped change the course of Romanian history, hastening the abolition of slavery. This film is part of a future full-length project.

Letter of Forgiveness

In the household of a wealthy Romanian noblewoman in 1855, Maria, a Roma-Gipsy slave, fights to obtain freedom for her son Dinca.

The inspiring boxing story of Ali, a Roma single mother, follows her challenges both in Romania and in Germany. With the heart of a lioness, Ali is proud, doesn‘t complain, and works herself to the bone for her two children, Esmeralda and Mateo. She becomes a cleaner in Hamburg‘s famous Ritze underground club, where she soon starts training with the owner of the club, former boxer. Recalling training with her father, she regains confidence in her boxing skills. Fully equipped and disappointed by life, Ali vents her fury on the punching bag as she hopes for a chance of a better life. The German Screen Actors organization awarded Alina Serban the Best Leading Actress Award for her role as Ali, and Tobias Moretti received the Best Supporting Actor for his role as Tanne. Gipsy Queen won the Best Film Award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, where Alina Serban also won the Best Actress Award.

Gipsy Queen

Gipsy Queen depicts the struggles of Ali, a Roma single mother who starts training in a Hamburg boxing club, as she dreams of a better life for herself and her two children.

Zoom Q&amp;A with director/actress Alina Serban on Nov. 21 at 11:00am PST! This talk will be LIVE on this page at that time, and will be automatically recorded and added to the end of the film playlist for later viewing. Please note: this film program and its accompanying livestream are available only to viewers in the United States.

Alina Serban Q&A

Zoom Q&A with director/actress Alina Serban on Nov. 21 at 11:00am PST!

United States of America

Gipsy Queen + Letter of Forgiveness (Q&A on Nov. 21)

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