NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED (INTERDIT AUX CHIENS ET AUX ITALIENS), 2022

France, Belgium | DCP, Color, 70' | French, Italian, German

Director: Alain Ughetto

Voice cast: Ariane Ascaride, Alain Ughetto, Stefano Paganini

This charming stop-motion film is a warm and touching family story about the director's grandparents' struggle to escape poverty and build a better life in France. Set in the village of Ugheterra in the Piedmontese Alps in northern Italy, the film embarks upon a journey into the family's past through the eyes of the director's grandmother Cesira. Every winter, the Ughetto family migrates to France and Switzerland for hard labor, building new houses and dreaming of a better future. The visual world created through creative narration and handmade craftsmanship transforms the love for family and the power of labor in the story into an unforgettable cinematic experience.