That Socalled Trailer
Check it out, the Socalled Movie trailer on youtube. This is just from what has been shot so far, there is still a lot of production left to do. This is the beginning, let’s get this movie making happening.
Socalled and Fred Wesley at Pop Montreal
It’s been a little break for us in the production, but we came back together in full force for this year’s Pop Montreal music festival. Socalled made Montreal history with funk legend Fred Wesley the trombonist and arranger of the JBs, James Brown’s band. Seriously, this man, oozed funk from his pores, Read on…
Socalled Summertime….
So it’s been a while since we have updated on the blog, as we are in that time between development and production. Now, after the intense time in Ukraine, and the perhaps more calm, but critical time back in Montreal, the shooting schedule has been more relaxed. Not to say that it’s been Read on…
St-Viateur Street party!
Well, we can’t spend all our time jet setting around the world behind Josh, and its good to film what’s going on at home in Montreal as well. The summer is kicking off in festival season, and the Mile End was a buzz to see their neighbour Socalled perform with other local musicians. Read on…
looking back: Socalled and Arkady Gendler
This is a short moment between Josh and one of the great klezmer singers of eastern Europe, Arkady Gendler. Josh is planning to write a song about the experience on the Dnieper Princess Klezmer Cruise with him, and also a preparing for an interview they will have for the passengers. With yiddish translation Read on…
Decompressing and Digitizing
After a harrowing 30 hour journey from Odessa to Kiev, to Frankfurt, to Toronto, and then crawling off the plane in Montreal, we all went home to our families to reflect, and decompress from the 2 week shoot.
I am back at the NFB, on stable ground, in my office on Cote de Liesse Road in Read on…
Last day in Odessa
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Josh Dolgin performs These are the Good Old Days in a concert hall in Odessa
We have arrived in Odessa, pulling up to the docks yesterday morning to the sound of a brass band. It was quite a sight, situated under the Odessa Steps, we stepped out into this beautiful city of cosmopolitian Read on…
Sevastepol and Socalled
It feels a bit weird to be staying in one spot for a few days, but it is a much needed break in transportation for all of us. Sevastepol, the clean fishing town with its pretty docks has given us all, camera crew, musicians, and passengers alike a chance to chill out. Having Read on…
cossacks and choir
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Things are getting more settled here, everyone seems to be relatively used to a camera crew around, and have figured out how to avoid getting hit in the head with a boom pole. After signing release forms that were slipped onto their plates at breakfast or under their cabin doors in the Read on…
The first Klezmer Cruise jam session
It wa a long day, up early to get down to the boat from the hotel, and away from my secure internet access – some helpful Russian students found me this cafe I am in now.
Our equipment did show up – coming from both Frankfurt and Munich. Which was a relief for everyone to Read on…
