No Dogs or Italians Allowed

The hometown of the Ughetto familty is Ughettera and it's in the North of Italy. In the early 20th century life in the region turned very difficult and the Ughettos dreamed of a prosper future in a different place. The legend says that Luigi Ughetto crossed the Alps and started their new life in France, changing the destiny of his beloved family forever. Now his grandson tells his story. A testimony of the experiences of generations on Italian emigrants and an homage to their bravery, an intimate and historic tale, poetic and realistic at the same time.

Alain Ughetto, winner of the C?sar in 1985 for 'La Boule', shapes now the story of his grandfather and at the same time the story of many Italian immigrants. 'No Dogs or Italians Allowed' was winner for Best Animation Movie in 2022 in the European Film Awards (EFA). This story in stop-motion is conceived as a fictional dialogue with Cesira, grandmother of the director, to whom he asks everything he never knew aboyt his family.

The script is written by Ughetto alongside Alexis Galmot and Anne Paschetta. The character design is a work by Ughetto and David Roussel and photography is by Fabien Drouet and Sara Sponga. We only hear two voices: Cesira (voiced by Ariane Ascaride) and the narrator (voiced by Ughetto).

• Animation