Article: Unlocking The Secrets Of The Gypsies.

Byline: Susan Dunne

Jul. 27--Traditionally, Roma (Gypsies) do not become filmmakers. George Eli did not know the origin of this cultural restriction. He obeyed it anyway.

"Gypsies have these traditions. Nobody knows where they came from, and they honor them," Eli says. "Gypsies' worst enemies are Gypsies. They don't research why they don't become filmmakers, or don't do anything else that isn't allowed. I didn't research. I was a victim and a predator."

Eventually, his love for cinema came roaring back when he heard about courses offered by the New York Film Academy.

Eli was scared of being rejected by his Roma community, but he was ...

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