Unsettled: From Tinker to Traveller

Forty years ago two Californian anthropologists George and Sharon Gmelch lived for one year with travellers on a halting site in Dublin. Four decades later they return to Ireland with a huge archive of photographs to find the people they once knew.

Co-Director, Kim Bartley

Produced by Scratch Films for RTE, 2011, 52’          

Unsettled- From Tinker to Traveller - Sunday Times Culture Magazine

“Unsettled- From Tinker to Traveller stood out because it offered a more rounded view, allowing travellers themselves to challenge the raft of misconceptions nurtured by Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.”

Irish Independent – Weekend Review “This was an affectionate and affecting film.”

“Irish Times – Weekend Review “…an intriguing, engaging documentary”

Tinker to Traveller – Nominated for Best Documentary IFTAs 2012.