Music/Folklore paper by Gáti, Sally
CULTURE COLLECTOR Ferenc Tobak [90-min. documentary film]
Type of Abstract (select):Abstract (max. 250 words):
CULTURE COLLECTOR is about the Csángó (Hungarians) of Moldavia and Transylvania in Romania. FERENC TOBAK, a Hungarian-American, goes on an exotic road trip in search of old bagpipe tunes and finds folk musicians, Gypsies, songs, dances, tales, superstitions, customs, & costumes. He encounters such craftspeople as a potter, a wood-turner, & bagpipe, flute, and spoon-makers. While it’s the story of a man and his love for the music and people he collected from, we also see the struggles and thrills of collecting folklore. (90 min. documentary film)
Brief Professional Bio (max. 100 words):
Sally Gáti received her Master of Arts degree from the Ethnographic film program at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1969. She was a language instructor at City College of San Francisco until her retirement in 2012. Sally Gáti's documentary video productions include Traditions for Sale (1996), STARTING OVER IN AMERICA: The Story of the Hungarian 56ers (2003), BAY CITY LUV: Singin’ ‘n Livin’ on the Edge (2005), DAN CYTRON: One Artist’s POV (2011), ABOUT MY FATHER Sam Cytron: A Life in Music (2013). http://gatiproductions.blogspot.com/
Ferenc Tobak, a musician and instrument maker in Hungary moved to the United States in 1991. Since 1998 he has made a personal effort to document the bagpipe traditions of the Hungarian Csángó people of Moldavia in Eastern Romania.