Photos & Videos
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Skopos tis Avgis from the CD “Return to Our Roots” used with the kind permission of Jim Stoyanoff
Yanaki & Milton Manakia
Aromanians from the village of Avdhela, were pioneers in photography and cinema in the Balkan Peninsula. Their film The Weavers (1905), a 60-second documentary of their grandmother spinning and weaving, was the first motion picture shot in the Balkans. We share a few of their early films here. Learn more on Wikipedia »
Life of the Aromanians
We are grateful for the photos from James Prineas, Dr. Thede Kahl, Nick Balamaci, Elissa Mondschein, Bob Talabac, Tiberiu Rasadeanu, and others which we have used throughout this site, some of which can be seen below.