#hopalide — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #hopalide, aggregated by home.social.
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And just a reminder that the film #HopaLide is available online – you can watch it here =>
https://hopalide.nuska.me/en/#watch-the-film
Best of all? It streams on #PeerTube, so no ads, no tracking –> just the film!
Enjoy!
🧵11/11
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The previous month, I also reconnected with fellow ethnomusicologist–filmmakers at the conference "New Perspectives in Audiovisual Ethnomusicology: Between Archives and New Technologies" in Cagliari. I revisited an older project there – the database=> https://visual.ethnomusicology.net
Seeing so many exciting initiatives reminded me how much I miss making ethnomusicological films. The #RomaniChords project keeps me busy now, but I hope to return to it someday.
#HopaLide #VisualEthnomusicology
🧵10/11
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Those interested in the musical landscape of #HopaLide might also enjoy my earlier short film, "Rooted Musicians from #Klenovec". I recently had the pleasure of presenting it in Bratislava at a photo exhibition by Claude and Marie-José Carret – dear friends and photographers whose work lies at the heart of the film.
You can watch it here =>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q0G9lB8JXM
#VisualEthnomusicology #Photography #DocumentaryPhotography
🧵9/11
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Those interested in the musical landscape of #HopaLide might also enjoy my earlier short film, "Rooted Musicians from #Klenovec". I recently had the pleasure of presenting it in Bratislava at a photo exhibition by Claude and Marie-José Carret – dear friends and photographers whose work lies at the heart of the film.
You can watch it here =>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q0G9lB8JXM
#VisualEthnomusicology #Photography #DocumentaryPhotography
🧵9/11
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Those interested in the musical landscape of #HopaLide might also enjoy my earlier short film, "Rooted Musicians from #Klenovec". I recently had the pleasure of presenting it in Bratislava at a photo exhibition by Claude and Marie-José Carret – dear friends and photographers whose work lies at the heart of the film.
You can watch it here =>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q0G9lB8JXM
#VisualEthnomusicology #Photography #DocumentaryPhotography
🧵9/11
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Those interested in the musical landscape of #HopaLide might also enjoy my earlier short film, "Rooted Musicians from #Klenovec". I recently had the pleasure of presenting it in Bratislava at a photo exhibition by Claude and Marie-José Carret – dear friends and photographers whose work lies at the heart of the film.
You can watch it here =>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q0G9lB8JXM
#VisualEthnomusicology #Photography #DocumentaryPhotography
🧵9/11
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Those interested in the musical landscape of #HopaLide might also enjoy my earlier short film, "Rooted Musicians from #Klenovec". I recently had the pleasure of presenting it in Bratislava at a photo exhibition by Claude and Marie-José Carret – dear friends and photographers whose work lies at the heart of the film.
You can watch it here =>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q0G9lB8JXM
#VisualEthnomusicology #Photography #DocumentaryPhotography
🧵9/11
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For those who prefer listening to reading, here is a recording from the recent Between Research and Activism: Futures of Music and Minority Studies symposium, organised by my dear colleagues at the Music and Minorities Research Center in Vienna. In the talk, I reflect on making music videos grounded in ethnography and what I have learned from the creative processes behind it.
*photos from the event here=> https://lydianaomiknoebl.pic-time.com/-mmrcsymposium2026/gallery
#HopaLide #VisualEthnomusicology
🧵8/11
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And one more for those who enjoy reading: a new open-access review of #HopaLide by David Verbuč has just been published in Music & Minorities. It stands out for its close scene-by-scene analysis and engagement with the film’s broader academic afterlife, while also offering fair and thoughtful critique.
Read it here =>
https://mm.publia.org/mm/article/view/59/95
#VisualEthnomusicology #EthnographicFilm #OpenAccess
🧵7/11
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Bonus tip: if you want to experience the argument about movement to the fullest, try this HTML version of the preprint. It includes embedded multimedia that *actually* move. (Could this be the first moving preprint in the history of academia? Possibly! Either way, here it is =>)
https://hopalide.nuska.me/in-motion/preprint/
#HopaLide #VisualEthnomusicology
🧵6/11
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The article proposes thinking about ethnographic filmmaking through different forms of movement and – using Hopa lide as a case study – traces both the history and contemporary practice of movement in ethnographic film. It also invites filmmakers and researchers to reflect more critically on how movement shapes anthropological knowledge.
#OpenAccess preprint =>
https://works.hcommons.org/records/v1ha1-nz987
CC @hello
#HopaLide #VisualEthnomusicology
🧵5/11
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If one academic article is not enough, you may enjoy another piece just published in Visual Studies. The article approaches filmmaking through the lens of movement, exploring how camera mobility shapes ethnographic knowledge in the film Hopa lide.
You can access the article here =>
https://doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2026.2640141#HopaLide #VisualEthnomusicology
🧵4/11
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The article also reflects on what I call the hegemony of the story in contemporary #documentary filmmaking – the expectation that films revolve around strong protagonists and clear narrative arcs. Hopa lide deliberately resists this logic, experimenting with a multi-chapter ethnographic form with no clearly defined #story.
#OpenAccess preprint available here => https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/s35nq_v2
#HopaLide #VisualEthnomusicology
🧵3/11
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First, my article on the making of the ethnographic film Hopa lide and the question of Romani representation in documentary cinema has been published in Visual Anthropology Review.
The article explores collaborative filmmaking as a response to dominant portrayals of Roma and examines how audiovisual practice can generate anthropological knowledge. Free access for #ResearchGate users.
#HopaLide #VisualEthnomusicology
🧵2/11
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This summer marks three years since the premiere of my ethnographic film #HopaLide.
That is usually the moment when films start to feel a little old. In academia, however, they often gain a second life thanks to slower publication timelines. That second life is now unfolding through academic outputs reflecting on the film.
Enough, in fact, for a whole thread. Let’s dive in 👇
🧵1/11
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For those who understand #Slovak, I had the pleasure of talking with Romano fórum about my long-term research among Romani musical communities in Slovakia – specifically about my film #HopaLide, my project on #RomaniChords, the myth of Romani #MusicalBlood, and – last but not least – why Roma should have a stronger voice in researching their own culture.
Read the full interview here 👉
https://romanoforum.dennikn.sk/etnomuzikolog-peter-nuska-romovia-nemaju-hudbu-v-krvi-ale-ich-akordy-su-fenomenalne/#RomaniStudies #RomaniMusic #Ethnomusicology #VisualEthnomusicology
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If you start watching the film now [ => https://hopalide.nuska.me/] you can join us online for the Q&A [=> https://zoom.us/j/93906311513?pwd=1DfTZAisy9SBSRFVz11mFK9ajqQgxL.1]
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#HopaLide #VisualEthnomusicology #RomaniMusic #RomaniStudies
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Upcoming #HopaLide screening alert!
Join us on 27 Oct, 12:00 (CET) for the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage in #Belgrade
If Belgrade is too far from where you live (like for me), watch the film online [👉 https://hopalide.nuska.me/] and then – at 13:30 – connect to an online discussion via Zoom [👉 https://zoom.us/j/93906311513] with Ivan Đorđević, Dragan Ristić and myself.
More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1325024375759451/#Ethnomusicology #VisualEthnomusicology #RomaniStudies #RomaniMusic
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...it's been exactly one week since I returned from the #RAI festival, and I'm still feeling a bit of nostalgia that this superb #VisualAnthropology event is over.
... it's been an immense pleasure that my #EthnographicFilm a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ with Romani musicians #HopaLide was part of the 2025 edition!
... if you missed the event, you can still catch up easily! The online edition is on until 16/07/2025 => https://festival.raifilm.org.uk/library.html
80 fantastic films for £50 (£25 for underwages) seems like a great deal, no?
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My working space is very tight this time. My companion is of a larger stature, so she is not particularly happy to see that I embarked as she lost much of her space.
Power sockets are on the window’s side, so I cannot really use them.
There is absolutely no Internet signal. So, I delve into work I can only do in such a tiny space – graphic assets for my film #HopaLide while listening to podcasts.
🧵22/30
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Already packing for #RAI, checking this year's incredible selection of #Ethnomusicology Film Competition =>
https://raifilm.org.uk/festivals/2025/#ethnomusicology-film-competition
#HopaLide will be screened this Thursday in the Watershed Cinema (09:40 am).
If there are any #Bristol -based #VisualAnthropology fans (or indeed wanderers from elsewhere), let me know, I have two guest tickets available.
Can't wait already!
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So it's now official: my latest ethnographic film #HopaLide has been selected for the #RAI FILM Festival in Bristol. What pleasure to be part of this traditional #VisualAnthropology event!
You can either attend the screening on the 12th of June in the Watershed Cinema (starting at 09:40 in the morning – I'll be there!) or watch the film between the 16th of June and – 16th of July online (in the company of over 90 ethnographic films from 36 countries!)
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I am happy to have the opportunity to present #HopaLide at this year's #Ethnografilm, possibly the most fun #VisualAnthropology festival in the world.
Over 100 #EthnographicFilms (s), most of the people in the audience are filmmakers, and this is all set in the atmosphere of springtime #Paris. What else to wish for?
Thanks to the #CzechCentre in Paris for supporting my stay (again)!
#VisualEthnomusicology #VisualEthnography #EthnographicFilmmaking
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... and this time, we were lucky to have Vladimir Sendrei – one of the protagonists of #HopaLide – for a Q&A.
He managed to fill the entire cinema with laughter and a positive atmosphere (just before getting on a night train to catch up with another music gig... how significant for him!)
The discussion was moderated by Dominik Hronec who has helped immensely with organising this event. Many thanks to him (and the Edison Filmhub team!)
[photo by Jiří Šeda]
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...and finally, a little photo follow-up for this busy #HopaLide November!
Here's the picture from the seminar of the Czech Association for Social Anthropology.
We really wondered whether anyone would show up for an event commencing at 17:00 on Friday. And yet, there was a lovely crowd both on-site and online.
A big hand to the #CASA association (especially Alžběta Wolfová) for putting this event together!
[photo by Alžběta Wolfová]
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... and here's also a little photographic follow-up from the latest #HopaLide screening @ Academy of Romani Studies in Prague.
I enjoyed the discussion very much, and I was especially grateful for the feedback from my Romani colleagues...
November with #HopaLide continues; there are more screenings coming – one in #Cagliari (#Sardinia, #Italy) and #Prague (#Czechia). Just scroll-up this thread for details...
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A couple of pictures from last week's screening of #HopaLide @ #Ethnofilm in Žilina...
The turnout was amazing. I was impressed to see how many of today's students are interested in ethnographic cinema!
Kudos to everyone involved in putting this great event together (not an easy task considering the current political climate in #Slovakia)
#VisualEthnomusicology #EthnographicCinema #EthnographicFilm
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#HopaLide @Etnofilm Čadca
On Tuesday, 12/11, the film will be screened at one of the oldest film festivals in Slovakia, which has been bringing ethnographic films to the public eye since the 1980s.
It will be screened in a block of films that starts at 15:00 on the premises of the Department of Mediamatics and Cultural Heritage, Faculty of Humanities, University of Žilina.
Free entry, all welcome!
#Zilina #Slovakia #Etnofilm #Cadca #EtnofilmCadca
🧵2/6
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November with #HopaLide
There are so many exciting opportunities to watch my latest film a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ with Romani musicians from Slovakia that I need to make a whole thread about them! Check these out, as there may be one close to you!
🧵1/6
#RomaniMusic #RomaniStudies #Roma #Slovakia #VisualAnthropology #VisualEthnography #VisualEthnomusicology #Ethnomusicology #Documentary
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... I'm also grateful for the opportunity to share my latest film, #HopaLide, with my #RomaniStudies colleagues. It's always great to share this kind of work among colleagues and friends who work on similar topics worldwide and hear their feedback!
[btw, more screenings coming this month!]
#VisualEthnomusicology #VisualEthnography #EthnographicFilm #VisualAnthropology
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Here's the poster for the upcoming screenings of Etnofilm Čadca.
For the first time this year, this 40-year-old festival changes its modus operandi, and besides Čadca, it brings #EthnographicFilm to other cities in #Slovakia, including Žilina, #Nitra, #Bratislava and #BanskaBystrica.
My latest film, #HopaLide, has been scheduled for November 12th at 15:00 in #Zilina. I'm heading there for a Q&A.
Will I see you there?
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And the #Slovak audience can look forward to another screening of #HopaLide
The film has been selected for Ethnofilm Čadca – one of the oldest film festivals in #Slovakia that has been showcasing #EthnographicFilms from all around the world since 1980.
(highly recommended event, btw!)
https://www.etnofilm.sk/en/2-uncategorised/749-pozname-sutazne-filmy-etnofilm-cadca-2025
Stay tuned for more details (you can follow the hashtag => #HopaLide
#Ethnomusicology #EthnographicFilmmaking #RomaniStudies #EthnofilmCadca #Cadca #Ethnofilm
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I can't tell you how much I love open-air cinema. Let alone how great an experience it is to see your own film on an open-air screen, in the place where it was made, and with the people who participated in its creation!
See the pictures from screening #HopaLide in Kokava's Stará škola!
Thanks to Film Europe and Koliesko Folklore Festival for putting such a fascinating event together!
(Photo by Ivan Hronec)
#VisualAnthropology #VisualEthnomusicology #RomaniMusic #EthnographicFilm #Folklore
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My last ethnographic film, #HopaLide, made it back to Slovakia!
It's been a tremendous pleasure to be part of this year's n:ear festival in Banská Štiavnica.
Highly recommended to anyone interested in #ExperimentalMusic & #ImprovisedMusic. Definitely keep an eye on the upcoming edition(s).
The next Slovak projection will take place in two weeks in Kokava nad Rimavicou. Stay tuned!
#VisualEthnomusicology #VisualAnthropology #EthnographicFilm #RomaniMusic
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I have just returned back from Ireland, where I had a chance to share my recent ethnographic documentary #HopaLide with my academic colleagues – firstly at the #BFE Annual Conference in #Cork and then at the Sounds of Dissent symposium in #Dublin.
It was a genuine pleasure to show the film to people who were so deeply engaged with my work. Thank you all for putting such wonderful events together!
More festival screenings coming up soon!
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*Edit: Festival is now LIVE*
The 3rd Annual Spotlight on Academics Film Festival will kick off on February 9th (*tomorrow*) on ResearchTV.ca and in-person at Lakehead University Faculty of Education in Thunder Bay, Ontario!
Selection of great films, among others, my recent #documentary #HopaLide a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ with Romani musicians from Slovakia.
https://spotlightonacademics.ca/2024-festival-lineup/
#cinemastodon #VisualAnthropology #MusicDocumentary #VisualEthnomusicology #RomaniStudies #RomaniMusic #SpotlightsOnAcademics
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Final Program of the 12th Symposium of the #ICTMD Study Group on Music and Minorities is now online =>
It will take place between 4–8th of December 2023 in Colombo and *online*
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Final Program of the 12th Symposium of the #ICTMD Study Group on Music and Minorities is now online =>
It will take place between 4–8th of December 2023 in Colombo and *online*
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Final Program of the 12th Symposium of the #ICTMD Study Group on Music and Minorities is now online =>
It will take place between 4–8th of December 2023 in Colombo and *online*
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Final Program of the 12th Symposium of the #ICTMD Study Group on Music and Minorities is now online =>
It will take place between 4–8th of December 2023 in Colombo and *online*
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Final Program of the 12th Symposium of the #ICTMD Study Group on Music and Minorities is now online =>
It will take place between 4–8th of December 2023 in Colombo and *online*
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Special screening of #HopaLide – #documentary a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ with Romani musicians from Slovakia – at the 4th Symposium of the #ICTMD [formerly #ICTM] Study Group on Music and Dance of the Slavic World
Thanks to all my #ethnomusicology for their warm feedback and fruitful discussion (lasting to late night!)
A few minor changes in the master and the film will be ready for a festival distribution! The film still awaits its world festival premiere. Stay tuned!
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Special screening of #HopaLide – #documentary a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ with Romani musicians from Slovakia – at the 4th Symposium of the #ICTMD [formerly #ICTM] Study Group on Music and Dance of the Slavic World
Thanks to all my #ethnomusicology for their warm feedback and fruitful discussion (lasting to late night!)
A few minor changes in the master and the film will be ready for a festival distribution! The film still awaits its world festival premiere. Stay tuned!
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Special screening of #HopaLide – #documentary a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ with Romani musicians from Slovakia – at the 4th Symposium of the #ICTMD [formerly #ICTM] Study Group on Music and Dance of the Slavic World
Thanks to all my #ethnomusicology for their warm feedback and fruitful discussion (lasting to late night!)
A few minor changes in the master and the film will be ready for a festival distribution! The film still awaits its world festival premiere. Stay tuned!
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Special screening of #HopaLide – #documentary a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ with Romani musicians from Slovakia – at the 4th Symposium of the #ICTMD [formerly #ICTM] Study Group on Music and Dance of the Slavic World
Thanks to all my #ethnomusicology for their warm feedback and fruitful discussion (lasting to late night!)
A few minor changes in the master and the film will be ready for a festival distribution! The film still awaits its world festival premiere. Stay tuned!
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Special screening of #HopaLide – #documentary a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ with Romani musicians from Slovakia – at the 4th Symposium of the #ICTMD [formerly #ICTM] Study Group on Music and Dance of the Slavic World
Thanks to all my #ethnomusicology for their warm feedback and fruitful discussion (lasting to late night!)
A few minor changes in the master and the film will be ready for a festival distribution! The film still awaits its world festival premiere. Stay tuned!
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I am happy that my latest ethnographic film ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ with Romani musicians from Slovakia #HopaLide was screened at the #ICTM #AudiovisualEthnomusicology conference in Cork.
I'm sorry we couldn't meet my colleagues in person, but I thank the organisers very much for allowing me a small (almost nightly) online intervention...
In the picture:
Hamid Wentzel [left; with rubab];
Wenqiu Chen [right; with pipa];
with Hopa lide in the background
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Any #Durham -based #anthrodons and/or #musodons interested in #VisualEthnomusicology #VisualEthnography and so on?
I'm heading for the special screening of my recent feature-length ethnographic documentary Hopa Lide
The screening is on the 28th of June, followed by a round-table discussion on the 29th co-organised with #britishfilminstitute (#BFI) =>
All events are free to attend!