DIRECTED BY
Bojan Dakić
PRODUCED BY
Ksenija Silađi, Tatjana Kalezić
SCRIPTWRITER
Bojan Dakić, Marjana Jović Lainović
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Arpad Garbac, Bojan Dakić, Borislav Živkov
EDITED BY
Pavle Nikić
In their travels, each Roma tribe had its leader. When the Roma settled, the leaders have retained their positions. Regardless of the title they were given – “Romani prince”, “Romani vizier”, or “Romani duke”– their duties were always the same: to preserve order in the community, resolve disputes, and – most importantly – to mediate between the Romani community and the new environment. The institution of Romani princes in Vojvodina lasted until the 20th century. At the beginning of this century, the local governments have set up coordinator for Roma matters. The film follows this transition and presents the last Romani princes of Vojvodina, as well as those who perform those duties today.
Bojan Dakić, born in 1979 in Zrenjanin, is a multimedia artist whose creative path is strongly shaped by audivisual experience. He has graduated at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, where he directed his talents towards the plastic arts. The path of art has led him to the title of MA in new visual media – video. Within his multimedia career he works in television and film, as director, scriptwriter, cinematographer, DP, and editor. His creative portfolio includes around twenty short films, experimental forms, and video performances. He spent a significant time creating documentaries, making over 400 minutes of intriguing content.
