GOGOL BORDELLO NON-STOP Documentary Competition

Gogol Bordello is a collective, musically and politically We create an insane party atmosphere to deliver social and political commentary.” – Eugene Hutz After years spent in various European refugee camps, Eugene Hutz made his reputation in the U.S as a DJ at New York’s hipster clubs. But he had bigger plans. Recruiting musicians from five countries, he formed Gogol Bordello, the name a mash-up of the name of a 19th-century Ukrainian author and the place where erotic pleasure and vulgarity ore celebrated. This film, shot over five wild years, follows the hugely entertaining Hutz and the members of his band as they tell their stories, share their music and progress from underground legend to international phenomenon Hutz chips in home movies from Kiev. Going far beyond the concert film, GOGOL BORDELLO NON-STOP explores the roots of the music, identity and global politics of a band with something to say. Hutz has become an underground superstar (and he starred in Liev Schreiber’s EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED and Madonna ‘s FILTH AND WISDOM), with his band now filling huge venues. But for those of us who remember seeing them in tiny clubs in Manhattan, where you left the show drenched in sweat (both your own and Hutz’s), we get to relive those electric, magical nights thanks to filmmaker Margarita Jimeno. Even if you weren’t there, Jimeno’s film makes you feel like you were – and it’s a good place to be.