Princes Amongst Men: The Gypsy FILM Festival 2009

24/04/2009 20:00 at RITZY-PRINCES AMONGST MEN: THE GYPSY FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Coldhabour Lane, London, London and South East SW2 1JG
Cost: See Listings

Greetings and welcome to the 3rd Princes Amongst Men: Gypsy Film Festival! This festival was conceived by Garth Cartwright after his book, Princes Amongst Men: Journeys With Gypsy Musicians (Serpents Tail) was published in 2005 and readers began enquiring as to how they could get to see the various feature films and documentaries he described. Being a South Londoner Garth approached Picturehouse and the Gypsy Film Festival got underway in 2006. Since then lost classic feature films, brand new feature films and many documentaries have been screened. Directors, cinephiles and Roma rights activists have taken the stage to talk about certain films and the Ritzy’s upstairs bar has been transformed into a Gypsy-flavoured party across the weekend. The Ritzy, Brixton April 26-28 FRIDAY: Latcho Drom. The Princes Amongst Men DJs (Garth & Leon) will be on the decks and all are welcome. SATURDAY: Gypsy Music Spectacular – a variety of live performances, festival footage and videos from the ‘60s to ‘00s. SATURDAY: Roma doc’s: Pretty Dyana: A Gypsy Recycling Saga (Serbia 45 mins) and Cymbalom Legacy (Holland-Hungary 45 mins) Ritzy’s upstairs bar hosts French singer-guitarist Florence Joelle, accompanied by accordionist-keyboard Lucie Rejchrtova, performing a blend of jazz, blues and Romany songs (Princes Amongst Men DJ support). SUNDAY: Roma Human Rights Event: doc’s on the plight of Roma communities in Turkey, Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria and the UK. SUNDAY: I Even Met Happy Gypsies + Children Of The Brass Band Village. Ritzy’s Upstairs bar for live music from klezmer band The Matzoh Boys and DJ sets from Princes Amongst Men.

AND

Princes Amongst Men

01/05/2009 13:00 atGREENWICH PICTURE HOUSE -PRINCES AMONGST MEN: THE GYPSY FILM FESTIVAL 2009
180 Greenwich High Road, London, London and South East SE10 8NN
Cost: See Listings

GREENWICH PICTURE HOUSE on May 1st (Friday), 2nd (Sat), 3rd (Sun) FRIDAY: Latcho Drom SATURDAY: Pretty Dyana: A Gypsy Recycling Saga and Cymbalom Legacy. SUNDAY: Roma Human Rights Event.