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An estimated 20,000 Rom (Gitanos) currently live in Chile. Gypsies Without Tents eloquently depicts the shifting terrain on which Romani identity lies in Latin America. Romani survival depends on an interplay between adaptation to Chilean life and cultural preservation of Romani roots. This video documents the lives of three families and their struggles to reconcile their traditional culture with the advantages offered by cultural assimilation.

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