Dir.
Jasmine Dellal, English/ Romani/ Spanish/ Romanian/Macedonian/Hindi/ Marwari, 2006, 110 mins
Cast: Fanfare Ciocarla, Taraf de Haidoukis, Johnny Depp, Antonio El Pipa
Documentary / Music
Shot by legendary cinematographer Albert Maysles and directed by Jasmine Dellal, this dynamic musical documentary follows five Gypsy bands from four countries who unite for the Gypsy Caravan as they take their show 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 humour 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 amazing performances and behind-the-scenes action from the tour created by World Music Institute, we discover the real lives of these musicians. We visit Macedonia, Romania, India and Spain, meet their families and see what music brings to their lives. The tales of these characters are woven between their performances - allowing us to understand and celebrate Romani culture and the prejudice of their shared ancestry.
This films is an exhilarating, exuberent and infectious - a riot of movement with the music and dance as passionate as the people themselves.
Jasmine Dellal began her documentary career as director, producer, writer and editor of the award-winning American Gypsy: A Stranger in Everybody's Land. Raised in England , Dellal also spent much of her childhood with her grandparents in India . She studied French and Spanish at Oxford University and received a Masters in Journalism from UC Berkeley. There she won a student Emmy for In His Own Image, a profile of a homeless photographer. She then went on to work with acclaimed filmmaker, Marlon Riggs, on the feature Black is…Black Ain't. Inspired to create artistic films with a social conscience, Dellal founded and now runs Little Dust Productions.
www.gypsycaravanmovie.com
www.littledust.com
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