Film screening: A Basket Full of Eggs plus panel discussion and Q&A
Thursday 29 October 2026, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Venue
Health Innovation One - Lecture Theatre, Lancaster, LA1 4ATOpen to
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Event Details
Join us for a screening of A Basket Full of Eggs (2025), followed by a presentation and Q&A with Professor Hazel Marsh. The film explores Romani heritage through the story of Minty Smith, revealing the overlooked influence of Romani communities on England's folk music traditions.
Join us for a screening of A Basket Full of Eggs, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A featuring Nicoleta Calin, Olivia Hammond, Professor Hazel Marsh, and Dr Joanna Kostka.
Thursday 29 October, 3:00pm-4:00pm, Health Innovation Campus, Lancaster University.
A Basket Full of Eggs (19 minutes, 2025) was made by Romani filmmaker Lisa Smith, founder of the UK's first Romani-led production company, Patrin Films.
The film follows the personal journey of Romani journalist Liza Mortimer as she ventures into archival collections in search of her great-grandmother, Minty Smith.
What begins as a quest for a single life story becomes a powerful revelation: a rich, interwoven legacy of Romani voices, songs and cultural influence embedded within England's traditional folk music.
Through rare recordings and rediscovered stories of Minty Smith and other Romani folk singers, the film illuminates the vital role that Romani communities played in preserving and shaping England's folk traditions, long overlooked yet deeply influential.
Funded by the University of East Anglia's AHRC Impact Acceleration Award, the film was nominated for Best Activist Film at the OffBeat 2026 Folk Film Festival.
Following the screening, the panel will explore heritage, representation, community knowledge and lived experience, bringing together community, advocacy and research perspectives.
Speakers
University of East Anglia
Professor Hazel Marsh is Professor of Cultural Politics in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on social and cultural justice, the politics of representation, creative arts and community action, culture and disaster risk reduction, music and social movements, conflict and displacement, education, health and environmental inequalities, and the contributions of Romani and Traveller communities to the societies in which they live. Her work has spanned projects
Joanna Kostka
Social Work, Lancaster University
Dr Joanna Kostka is a scholar of public policy and social justice with a feminist, anti-racist lens. Her work centres on the lived experiences of marginalised communities, particularly Roma families across Europe, interrogating how race, power, and policy intersect to produce systemic inequality. Grounded in feminist theory and participatory action research, Dr Kostka works in close collaboration with communities to amplify their voices and challenge exclusionary structures. Her research explor
Leeds City Council
Service development, migration, and social inclusion professional with experience delivering and improving public services that support migrants, refugees, and marginalised communities. Currently part of the Service Development Team at Leeds City Council, supporting service improvement, grant compliance, and programme delivery. My background spans local government, NGO leadership, and European policy environments, with expertise in service development, stakeholder engagement, safeguarding, progr
The Traveller Movement
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A Basket Full of Eggs film screening poster
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