© Antony Gormley's Waste Man commissioned by Artangel for Penny Woolcock's feature film Exodus
Director: János Tari (Hungary)
Year: 2006
Run time: 55'
Location/Ethnic group: Hungary/ Hungarian Roma, Slovakians, Germans
Language: In Hungarian with English subtitles
Production/Distribution: Museum of Ethnography
The everyday life of migrant funfair operators is the filter through which this film views the social and economic factors of the 20th and early 21st century that define the life and work of this social group. Hungary's accession to the EU has presented new challenges and difficulties to the continuation of their traditional trade and lifestyle. Interest in their services has decreased considerably, so this once thriving form of business is now on the decline.