Latcho Drom, La Caita, “El pajaro negro” Tony Gatlif

Closing scene of Tony Gatlif’s stunning film, Latcho Drom (Safe journey in Romany), following the journey, music and culture of the Roma from their genesis in India to many of the countries through which they passed. La Caíta, is standing on a hillside overlooking new housing, a place where she will probably never live. She sings a heartbreaking song, The Blackbird, that will resonate with the poor, the disenfranchised, the persecuted, or anyone who has been on the outside looking in. Watch here.