| The Gypsies of Svinia | |
| Director: | John Paskievich |
| Producer: | Joe MacDonald National Film Board of Canada |
| Editing: | K. George Godwin, John Paskievich |
| Runtime: | 95 min.[1] |
| Language: | English 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]