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"They named a brandy after Napoleon, they made a herring out of Bismarck,and Hitler is going to end up as a piece of cheese."

 

 

Hungaricum: Alla Zingara [OmeU] Ung 2019, R: Gloria Halász, 63 Min

Alla Zingara tells the story of music’s groundbreaking and uplifting power which creates entity through the history of the world-famous, but uniquely 100-Member Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra and its extraordinary musicians. In the film we have a chance to follow some musicians of the 100-Member Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra, get to know their life in details, and come to understand the meaning of music in their life as a heritage, which has always helped to survive the difficulties from generation to generation. While introducing the everyday life of the musicians, the documentary gives an insight into the orchestra's months-long effort to prepare for their next concert at a highlighted place of their success several years ago.

Festivals:
• Chagrin Documentary Film Festival - Ohio, United States
• AKE DIKHEA? Festival of Romani Film - Berlin, Germany
• Verzio International Human Rights Film Festival
• Peloponnisos International Doc Film Festival - Kalamata, Greece
• DOCfeed - Eindhoven, Netherlands
• SEE Film Festival - Paris, France
• Beldocs - Belgrade, Serbia
• Docfest - Chalkida, Greec