Section: Focus

CIGÁNI IDÚ DO VOLIEB

THE GYPSY VOTE

Jaroslav Vojtek
Slovakia, Czech Republic, 2012, 72 Min
Mandala Productions

Back in 2009 Vlado Sendrei ran for office in local elections in Slovakia, the first ever Rom to do so. In his home town of Kokava nad Rimavicou he hopes to conquer the hearts not only of “his” community, but also the local “whites”. The commitment of the popular musician and activist doesn't meet with the approval of his wife Jana however. The erstwhile singer, who traded in a promising career for the calm family life, is forever complaining about Vlado's minor experiments with politics. A study on the marriage and election campaign of an unconventional politician rich in ironic insight.

Filmformat
Blu-Ray | Farbe / colour
Drehbuch
Jaroslav Vojtek, Tomáš Kaminský
Kamera
Jaroslav Vojtek, Noro Hudec, Janko Meliš, Tomáš Stanek
Ton
Marek Lacena
Schnitt
Terézia Mikulášová, Peter Harum
Musik
Kokavakere lavutaris
Produzent
Tomáš Kaminský
Produktion
Mandala Productions
Co-Produktion
Fog’n‘ Desire Films
Kontakt
Mandala Pictures
Tomáš Kaminský
Mariánska 18
900 31 Stupava
Slovakia
Tel: +421. 908 20 16 74
tomaskamin@mandalapictures.eu
www.mandalapictures.eu
www.thegypsyvote.com


Jaroslav Vojtek - – born 1968 in Žilina, Czechoslovakia. Graduated in documentary film from the VŠMU Bratislava. Vojtek's works stand in the tradition of Slovak documentary filmmaking represented by the likes of Dušan Hanák. His film HRANICA was awarded the Best Documentary of Eastern Europe at IDFF Jihlava 2009.

Movies
AKVÁRIUM (2001, short)
BLÁZONKO (2003, short)
MY ZDES (2005, doc)
CESTA ZA SNOM (2006, short)
MALÁ DOMOV (2008, short)
HRANICA (2009, doc)
Z KOLA VON: ČO JE ZA TÝM (2010, short, Cottbus 2013)
POVIEME SI TO V NEBI (2011, short)