Genre: Documentary
Estimated length: 80′
Director: Lucija Stojevic
Producer: Andrés Bartos, Lucija Stojevic
With the support of: ICEC, ICAA, Claims Conference Film Grant
Completed: 2023
Festival distributor: Raina Films
Film website: www.pepifandango.com
Peter Perez (aka Pepi), a Viennese Holocaust survivor, and his musician friend Alfred head on a road trip across Europe in search of music. Pepi wants to write his fandango, a song in a flamenco style that haunts him to this day. As a child, he and his Jewish family ended up in the Rivesaltes concentration camp in France. There, he was placed in a barrack with Spanish Roma children, and listened as they sang fandangos to communicate with their parents on the other side of the separation wall.
Pepi and Alfred finally arrive in the sleepy village of Paterna (Spain) where Pepi tries to write his fandango. But he finds it impossible and decides to return to Rivesaltes for the first time since he was a child, to confront the ghosts of his past which don’t align with the images of the present.
FESTIVALS
Warsaw International Film Festival 2023, Poland
Malaga Film Festival 2024, Spain (Special Mention for Best Directing)
Crossing Europe 2024, Austria
Docs Barcelona 2024, Spain
Docs Valencia 2024, Spain (Panorama Award, Best National Film)
Gijón Musical Documentary Festival 2024, Spain
Dokumentale 2024, Germany
Chania Film Festival 2024, Greece
Memorimage Festival 2024, Spain
Boston Jewish Film Festival 2024, USA
Director/Producer: Lucija Stojevic
Producer: Andrés Bartos
Associate Producer: Deirdre Towers
Director of Photography: Samuel Navarrete
Editor: Lucija Stojevic & Mariona Solé Altimira
Sound design: Andrés Bartos
Final sound mix: Diego Pedragosa
Two old Viennese friends embark on a road trip to southern Spain. One is a Jewish Holocaust survivor haunted by the memory of Spanish Roma children singing flamenco in the camp. The other is his wise-cracking, guitar playing best mate, who urges him to face the music.