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 John
(Ivan) Filcich, Life in the Circle Dance
USA, 2008, Documentary; 29 min, In English
Written and Directed by: Ankica Petrovic
Producer/s: Ben Harbert, Elsie Ivancich Dunin, Vera
Mijojlic, Ankica Petrovic, Timothy Rice
With the additional support of the Historical Society of
Southern California, UCLA’s Departments of Ethnomusicology
and World Arts and Cultures, and Durfee Foundation.
Camera: John Bishop, Joseph Conde, Kate Folley, Marin
Lukanovic, Martha Mavriodi, Gracija Petrovic, Timothy Rice,
Angela Rodel
Music: traditional
Featuring: John (Ivan) Filcich
John (Ivan) Filcich devoted his life to the preservation and
promotion of musical traditions and dances of many ethnic
groups in California, especially Croats and other South
Slavs, including Machvaya Gypsies. A folk dancer, music
seller and record producer he catered to ethnic communities
in California for nearly sixty years. He is also the founder
of California Kolo Festival in San Francisco. Through vivid
memories this vibrant but modest man shares his vast
knowledge of oral cultural history of California and music,
dances, costumes and customs of South East European ethnic
groups.
Director Ankica Petrovic
Ankica Petrovic is an internationally recognized
ethnomusicologist. She has taught courses in ethnomusicology
and cultural studies at the University of Sarajevo and
several American Universities. For the past decade she has
been an Adjunct Professor at UCLA’s Departments of
Ethnomusicology and World Arts and Cultures. She is the
author of numerous scholarly articles on music of the
Balkans and the Mediterranean. In 2000 she produced and
directed documentary film “The Key from Spain: The Songs and
Stories of Flory Jagoda” which has been screened at several
Jewish film festivals and TV channels in the United States,
Canada, and Europe.
Filmography:
The Key From Spain: The Songs and Stories of Flory Jagoda
(2000)
DVD Source:
Ankica Petrovic
11858 Goshen Ave
Los Angeles CA 90049
Tel. 310-473-0262
ankica37@yahoo.com
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