Year: 2015
Realized with Ignacio Irigoien for MEDIANE-Media in Europe for Diversity Inclusiveness-project of Council of Europe
This short doc sees cricket as more as a social event than a mere sport, a social event were social interaction is encouraged before, during and after the match, within the clubs and with the opposition. In that sense the fact that cricket clubs are a magnet for anybody born in the Indian subcontinent means that the clubs are now cultural melting pots where locals and new comers have the opportunity to mingle and learn about each other, and that gives way to listen to a young Irish player talk about halal barbecues as nothing extraordinary, something that would not have happened ten years ago. Or listen to Singhalese living in Italy talk about the unity among members of the club regardless of their background and how this has created a sense of a social solidarity that goes well beyond the field of cricket and into their lives, be it when they are looking for a job, finding a school for their children or simply walking around in the city.
Realized with Ignacio Irigoien for MEDIANE-Media in Europe for Diversity Inclusiveness-project of Council of Europe
This short doc sees cricket as more as a social event than a mere sport, a social event were social interaction is encouraged before, during and after the match, within the clubs and with the opposition. In that sense the fact that cricket clubs are a magnet for anybody born in the Indian subcontinent means that the clubs are now cultural melting pots where locals and new comers have the opportunity to mingle and learn about each other, and that gives way to listen to a young Irish player talk about halal barbecues as nothing extraordinary, something that would not have happened ten years ago. Or listen to Singhalese living in Italy talk about the unity among members of the club regardless of their background and how this has created a sense of a social solidarity that goes well beyond the field of cricket and into their lives, be it when they are looking for a job, finding a school for their children or simply walking around in the city.
