THE GOATS OF MONESIGLIO 🐐🐐🐐
2022, Short Documentary [25 minutes]
SYNOPSIS
Observational short documentary about an Indian Punjabi family and an Italian family working side-by-side in the northern Piedmontese town of Monesiglio. Through brief observations of everyday moments, viewers gain fleeting insights into the characters' experiences as they care for a flock of over 300 goats, and produce traditional artisanal goat cheese. With hundreds of thousands of Indian agricultural labourers working in the dairy production sector of Italy (the vast majority Punjabi Sikhs) the film captures a microcosm of contemporary rural Italian life - while harkening back to a historical way of life. Themes of cultural belonging, our relationships with animals and our connection to food are explored.
Trailer:
Poster design by Dylan Haley
SCREENINGS:
2022
Yorkton Film Festival / Official Selection - Nominee: Emerging Filmmaker Award / Yorkton, Saskatchewan / May 25-28
Regina International Film Festival & Awards (RIFFA) / Official Selection - Winner: 'Canadian Documentary - Short Form' / Regina, Saskatchewan / August 9-13
CUT TO: GENT / Official Selection / Ghent, Belgium / September 23-25
Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF) / Official Selection / Vancouver, BC / November 9-13
DOC NYC / Official Selection - Shorts: Animal Farm / New York, NY, USA / November 9-27
CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival / Official Selection / Calgary, Alberta / November 23-27
2023
International short film competition of the 36th Stuttgarter Filmwinter – Festival for Expanded Media / Official Selection - Short Films 6 / Stuttgart, Germany / January 12-15
Thomas Edison Film Festival / Official Selection - Director's Choice Award / Hoboken, NJ, USA
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival / Official Selection / Sebastopol, California March 16-19, 2023
Seattle International Film Festival / Official Selection / Seattle, Washington / May 11-21, 2023
AWARDS & RECOGNITION:
Yorkton Film Festival, 2022 - NOMINEE: Emerging Filmmaker Award
Regina International Film Festival & Awards (RIFFA) - WINNER: Canadian Documentary - Short Form
Canadian Screen Awards 2023 - NOMINEE: Best Short Documentary
Produced with the support of the
City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Produced with the assistance of the
National Film Board of Canada - Filmmaker Assistance Program
