Between the 25th of October and the 2nd of November, the most important international films will once again play the leading role at the 2nd. BIFF – Budapest International Film Festival at the Budapest Corvin Cinema before the premiere within the II. BIFF program. BIFF‘s… main goal is to maintain a focus on independent and experimental filmmaking by showcasing emerging talents and established auteurs.
The 4-part docuseries debuts on HBO Max before the premiere with the “Pogány Induló” – “As Mother Would Say” – … a coming-of-age story, career path and age imprint, directed by Márk Olivér Tóth, Hégető – Honorka Award-winning journalist and doumengtary filmmaker and produced by HBO and The Speak Easy Project … In a nutshell: Marci, a teenage boy from Szeged explodes onto the internet in just a few months. Everything begins in a dorm room: under the name Pogány Induló, he starts rapping, and his unusually deep voice combined with intelligent lyrics quickly carves out a path for him. However, his musical career soon proves difficult to balance with school, and before long he finds himself in Budapest. He pours his struggles into honest, profound lyrics that rapidly grow him a devoted Gen Z fanbase. Today, tens of thousands attend his concerts, and his songs are streamed by millions. Yet alongside his success, he also faces personal and public challenges that place a heavy physical and mental burden on him. Marci sets an incredible pace … See! can he keep it up?
Tóth Olivér Márk began his career as a news editor and has been working in documentary film since 2017. As a journalist, he produces online video reports. In 2022, he began shooting his documentary series Pogány Induló – “What Would Mother Say.”
The docuseries will later be also available on HBO.
Update by Aggie Reiter
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