Irish Documentary Chippers Wins Best Documentary at Concorso Memorie Migranti in Italy
The Irish documentary Chippers, produced and directed by Nino Tropeano, was awarded the Best Documentary award at the Concorso Memorie Migranti (Memories of Migrants) which took place in Gualdo Tadino in Italy last week.
Chippers tells the story of Dublin's well-established community of four thousand Italians who have owned chipshops in the city since the 1900's. This film features archive footage of the city of Dublin and extracts of short documentaries sourced from the Irish Film Archive and from Istituto Luce (Italy). It is a nostalgic, melancholic portrait of the early struggle and integration of this unique community.
The film has previously screened at the Hai Visto Mai Festival in Italy where it received a Special Jury Mention as well as the Cineteca di Bologna, Boston Irish Film Festival, Chicago Irish Film Festival, Special screening at Calandra Institute (New York 2009) and Roma Film Festa (as part of the Reel Ireland circuit).
Produced by Fall Films, the documentary was co-financed by the Irish Film Board and Filmbase.
The Memories of Migrants Competition is sponsored by the Regional Museum of Emigration in Gualdo Tadino and represents the memory of the migration experience told through voices, sounds, images and documents.
The DVD Memories Migrants 2010 publication which brings together the winners and finalists of the competition can be purchased from the Regional Museum of Emigration Research Center info@emigrazione.it.