Griffith – “Young Italians in Australia. A ‘journey’ from temporary to permanent “. This is title of the research conducted by the Foundation Migrantes, pastoral body of the Italian Episcopal Conference (Editrice Tau), and presented in Rome. The video reportage is attached to the research and lasts 35 minutes; it was recorded in the towns of Griffith, in New South Wales, during the harvest season of pumpkins, watermelons, rice, and cotton; and in Shepparton, Tatura, and Murchison in Victoria, during the season of harvest for the apple, pears, and tomatoes. These areas shares the presence of a historical Italian community settled in the forties and fifties of the last century. The 5 minutes trailer (https://vimeo.com/129090121) won the first prize at the Sydney Film Festival FILEF, while the video-reportage participated to various film festivals in Italy and Australia. ( 9Colonne)
