The Gypsies of Svinia

The Gypsies of Svinia
Directed byJohn Paskievich
Produced byJoe MacDonald
National Film Board of Canada
Edited byK. George Godwin, John Paskievich
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
95 min.[1]
LanguagesEnglish and Slovak with English subtitles during Slovak dialogue

The Gypsies of Svinia is a 1998 documentary film about the Roma population in Svinia, Slovakia. The film documents the people within the community, and follows David Scheffel, a Canadian anthropologist, as he attempts to gain the support of charitable agencies the Heifer Project International, the Canadian International Development Agency, and Habitat for Humanity International.

The film was directed by John Paskievich, and produced by Joe MacDonald through the National Film Board of Canada.[2][3]

  1. ^ The Gypsies of Svinia (VHS tape, 1998). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 74420036. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  2. ^ Canada, Government of Canada, National Film Board of (11 October 2012). "National Film Board of Canada". www.onf-nfb.gc.ca.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Metro Cinema Society: Gypsies of Svinia". Metrocinema.org. 2002-05-17. Retrieved 2012-10-12.