Jasmine Dellal WHEN THE ROAD BENDS... TALES OF A GYPSY CARAVAN Stati Uniti / United States, 2006, 35mm, 110'
Mer 10 - h 19.00, Cinema Gnomo
Produzione - Production: Little Dust Productions
Produttore - Producer: Jasmine Dellal
Sceneggiatura - Screenplay: Jasmine Dellal
Montaggio - Editing: Carol Dysinger, Roko Belic
Fotografia - Cinematography: Albert Maysles, Alain De Halleux
Musica - Music: Greg Cohen
Cast: Maharaja Rajasthan (a.k.a. Musafir), Antonio El Pipa and his flamenco ensemble, Esma Redzepova, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Taraf de Haidouks
Distribuzione - Distribution: Fortissimo Films: + 31 20 627 3215, frederique@fortissimo.nl
Cinque gruppi gitani provenienti da quattro paesi si uniscono per il Gypsy Caravan e per sei settimane portano la loro musica in tour per il Nord America, sbalordendo chiunque li ascolti. I loro stili musicali variano dal flamenco alla fanfara, dal violino zigano all'Indian folk. E con il fuoco nelle viscere e il soul nella voce festeggiano il meglio della cultura gitana e la varietà dei rom, in un’esplosione di canzoni e balli. Man mano che il film segue le esibizioni e i backstage del tour, scopriamo la vera vita di questi musicisti e vediamo l'influenza che vi ha la musica. Impariamo a conoscere nel profondo loro e le loro band, giungendo a comprendere la loro musica, in un omaggio alla cultura e alla storia del popolo rom.
Five Gypsy bands from four countries unite for the Gypsy Caravan as they take their music around North America for a six-week tour, astounding every audience they meet. Their musical styles range from flamenco to brass band, Romanian violin to Indian folk. And with fire in their bellies and soul in their voices, they celebrate the best in Gypsy culture and the diversity of the Romani people in an explosion of song and dance. As the film follows the performances and behind-the-scenes action from the tour, we discover the real lives of these musicians and see what music brings to their lives. We get to know them and their bands intimately, allowing us to understand their music and to celebrate Romani history and culture.
Jasmine Dellal grew up in England and spent much of her childhood with grandparents in a south Indian village. After studying French & Spanish at Oxford University, she made short films for her Masters at U.C. Berkeley and won a student Emmy for a profile of a homeless photographer. Dellal's teacher and mentor in California was the acclaimed Marlon Riggs, with whom she worked on his final feature "Black Is...Black Ain't." In the early 1990s, Dellal stumbled on a book about "Gypsies" which ended up launching her on a decade of Romani filmmaking. Dellal directed, produced, wrote & edited her first feature documentary, "AMERICAN GYPSY: a stranger in everybody's land" (which had an arthouse theatrical release; played dozens of festivals worldwide; won awards; and aired on PBS's prestigious POV series, drawing the season's highest ratings). Dellal founded Little Dust Productions to make artistic films with a social conscience. Now based in New York, she teaches occasional classes in the USA and Europe, and enjoys guiding new directors to create their own films.
2000, American Gypsy: a Stranger in Everybody's Land
2006, When the Road Bends... Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
