Gypsy Caravan

An audience favorite at film festivals worldwide, this is a gorgeous surround-sound celebration of the incredibly diverse world of Gypsy music, arising out of oppression and an unquenchable Local Romani filmmaker Tom Merino will participate in a Q&A after the 7:15 screening on July 6th and 7th.love of life. Director Jasmine Dellal rejoices in the luscious music of top international Gypsy performers, interweaving their songs with stirring real-life tales of the home life and social backgrounds of the Roma people. Shot by documentary icon Albert Maysles (When We Were Kings, Grey Gardens), the film takes place on tour in Europe and in the U.S. during the Gypsy Caravan concert tour, as well as on location in Spain, Macedonia, Romania and India.

“It's a two-hour movie, and I'm only sorry it isn't two or three times as long. Let me read your thoughts: You're not much interested in Gypsy music, and the historical and cultural stuff might be pretty dry. That's what I thought too: Wrong and wrong.” (Andrew O’Hehir, Salon)

“More than a vibrant experiment in ethnomusical cross-pollination, it's just great fun, tempered by loss but rippling with gusto.” (Jim Ridley, Village Voice)

“Uncovers the same joy and sorrow that characterizes the Romani music in the everyday lives of the musicians who play it.” (Kevin Crust, L.A. Times)

“The music is unfailingly joyous (even at its saddest), and the film's devotion to outreach and understanding is just as exhilarating.” (Bob Strauss, L.A. Daily News)