Bio : Born 1949 in Budapest, Hungary. Lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
Description : In this autobiographical semi-fiction director/performer/artist and ardent activist, István Kántor, testifies his lifelong socio-political resistance. Kántor’s engaging and always ironic, neo-Brechtian musical comedy takes us to a noisy, dusty and stinky industrial neighbourhood where a conflict in progress takes over the streets due to the invading developers. Exploring the form of the operetta, Kántor tells his story through the lyrics of his own songs mixed with the spoken words of a narrator. Living in a small industrial area dominated by factories, a local neighbourhood activist is trying to fight the ever growing army of developers and save the neighbourhood from gentrification. His militant gang marches through the streets with flags and signs promoting the idea that such sensory effect like bad smell and health hazard like dust can keep the developers away. With this video Kántor again makes a point that for him video production and everyday life are inseparable and his main inspiration for the script is always autobiographical and closely relates to his environment. With this video Kántor again makes a point that for him video production and everyday life are inseparable and his main inspiration for the script is always autobiographical and closely relates to his environment.