Pongo Calling

Pongo Calling

2DCS/ESU
Director:Tomáš Kratochvíl
Premiere:10. November 2022
Length:78 minutes
Genre:Documentary

Czech and English Sub included

Director: Tomáš Kratochvíl  •  Camera: Tomáš Kratochvíl  •  Sound: Michal Horváth  •  Music: Jonatán Pastirčák  •  Producer: Radim Procházka, Barbara Janišová Feglová

Pongo started his activism in 2018, when he called on Romani to post photos of themselves at work on social media. He was reacting to racist statements by President Miloš Zeman, according to whom the vast majority of Romani people do not work. Thousands of people responded to his call. Since then, he has organized a demonstration in Brussels, delivered humanitarian aid to settlements in eastern Slovakia, and filmed vlogs in which he deftly addressed topics related to Romani people. This documentary captures Pongo’s enthusiasm and his clashes with his hot-blooded wife, who has her own ideas about the compatibility of her husband’s activities with family life.

Tickets available at: https://www.oneworld.cz/tickets/?date=2023-03-29&time=20:30:00&place=lucerna-cinema-large-hall&event=pongo-calling

Length: 78 min

Year: 2022
Local premiere date: 10. November 2022
World premiere date: 10. November 2022

Country of origin:

  • Czech Republic
  • United Kingdom
  • Slovakia

Czech and English Sub included

Director: Tomáš Kratochvíl  •  Camera: Tomáš Kratochvíl  •  Sound: Michal Horváth  •  Music: Jonatán Pastirčák  •  Producer: Radim Procházka, Barbara Janišová Feglová

Pongo started his activism in 2018, when he called on Romani to post photos of themselves at work on social media. He was reacting to racist statements by President Miloš Zeman, according to whom the vast majority of Romani people do not work. Thousands of people responded to his call. Since then, he has organized a demonstration in Brussels, delivered humanitarian aid to settlements in eastern Slovakia, and filmed vlogs in which he deftly addressed topics related to Romani people. This documentary captures Pongo’s enthusiasm and his clashes with his hot-blooded wife, who has her own ideas about the compatibility of her husband’s activities with family life.

Tickets available at: https://www.oneworld.cz/tickets/?date=2023-03-29&time=20:30:00&place=lucerna-cinema-large-hall&event=pongo-calling

Year: 2022
Local premiere date: 10. November 2022
World premiere date: 10. November 2022

Country of origin:

  • Czech Republic
  • United Kingdom
  • Slovakia