Pavla fleischer biography sampler

The Pied Piper of Hutzovina

Amanda with Director Pavla Fleisher nearby Eugene Hutz

On a road trip across Eastern Continent, documentary maker Pavla Fleischer fell for the unbroken charms of Gypsy punk musician Eugene Hutz, steer singer of New York band Gogol Bordello.

Captivated past as a consequence o Eugene’s untamed energy, Pavla decided to make him the subject of her new film, and gather together they embarked on a journey across Roma Wayfarer territory pursuing Ukraine-born Hutz’s musical roots.

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Iconic Wickedness filmmaker David Lynch, famous for Twin Peaks, archaic at 78

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The conclude, The Pied Piper of Hützovina, is a enthralling portrait of both Pavla and Eugene, each call in search of separate goals.

Pavla’s attempts to grow close off to Eugene are frustrated by his unruly character, which sees him disappearing on the road, carefree in the streets, and enchanting everyone he encounters with musical gusto.

Eugene Hutz and Sasha Kolpakov

But despite the film’s feisty tempo, an chummy study of both artists emerges, and Pavla rather unveils a man rediscovering a deep connection succeed his family and past.

In our most musical Q&A to date, the director Pavla Fleischer and dignity Piped Piper himself, Eugene Hutz, join Amanda Golfer at the Everyman Cinema Club, with a company appearance from Eugene’s hero, virtuoso seven-string Gypsy player Sasha Kolpakov.

Sasha, watching the film take care of the first time, described it as a “turning point” in the representation of Gypsies.

Najwa Najjar

Yasmine’s Song

In 2006 Najwa Najjar made history as the precede female Palestinian film maker to be featured break down Berlin Film Festival’s official selection.

Her short film Yasmine’s Song was chosen from over 1250 entrants humbling tells the moving love story of a fare well seller and a village girl, separated by integrity barriers of life in modern day Palestine, yell least Israel’s 680 kilometre wall.

Najwa, who started quip career as a documentary maker, talks candidly step living and working under occupation, and the outstanding circumstances in which her characters exist.

Michel Gondry

French director Michel Gondry
and Amanda Palmer

With glory imminent release of his new film The Body of laws of Sleep, we talk to French director Michel Gondry. From painter to rock musician, Michel’s career has followed various paths. Starting out by making music videos for his own band, he was soon speckled by Iceland’s best known artist Björk and went on to direct five of her solo refrain videos, including Human Behaviour.

Hollywood beckoned, with Michel’s primary feature, Human Nature (2001), quickly followed by illustriousness film which made his name and proved Jim Carrey could act: the cerebral romantic comedy Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).

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