I want to be a… (2025)

Michael Holly & Raluca Roman

Through the voices and personal stories of several Romanian Roma school children and parents living in the Holyland area of Belfast, as well as the conversations they have with teachers, school principals and educational service providers, this film introduces viewers to the educational aspirations, dreams and challenges of an often misunderstood, misrepresented and stigmatised minority.

By offering intimate, personalised and honest portrayals of engagements, friendships, connections and struggles among Roma students, their parents and their teachers, this film also urges viewers to reconsider widely held presumptions and stereotypes about the educational experiences of members of a minority youth in Northern Ireland.

Made in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology, the Centre for Creative Ethnography and the Centre for Documentary Research, Queen’s University Belfast. Partners: Education Authority Northern Ireland.

https://queensfilmtheatre.com/Whats-On/I-want-to-be-a