Widely revered as the “Dean of Documentary Filmmaking,” Albert Maysles joined us as our special guest in 2007 and as an Advisor to our Board shortly thereafter. This year he selected Jasmine Dellal to be the first recipient of the Albert Maysles Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking. This year he will honor director Jasmine Dellal with the first annual Albert Maysles Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking. Please join us for this special event and screening hosted by Maysles’ good friend, Jim McCullough.

Jasmine’s most recent documentary, Gypsy Caravan, is a dynamic musical documentary that follows five Gypsy bands from four countries who unite for the Gypsy Caravan as they take their show around North America for a six-week tour, astounding every audience they meet. Their musical sytls range ffrom flamenco to brass band, Romanian violin to Indian folk, And with humor and soul in their voices, they celebrate the best in Gypsy culture and the diversity of the Romani people in an explosion of song and dance.