Canaries
(Feature Film - Pre-Production)
Synopsis
Zoli Heygedus is a virtuoso Gypsy musician who, like so many of his fellow Roms, leads a hopeless life as a second-class citizen in Romania. Unable to turn his talent to advantage, he struggles long days at manual labor to support a pregnant wife and growing family. Increasingly desperate for a way out, Zoli leaves his family behind and enters the U.S. illegally, where he acquires a dangerous construction day job in New York City in order to send money back home. When an influential young American critic, enamored of the sensual and mysterious Gypsy culture, discovers Zoli's musical talents, the sudden prospects of club dates, concerts, and a cd have Zoli dreaming of fulfilling his artistic dreams at last. But, soon after, an accident at the construction site brings unwelcome attention from immigration and Homeland Security authorities, and now Zoli is on the run, fearing that all his new hopes will crumble as he frantically seeks to elude capture...
