Mandy Griffiths
The story of Nick Tsiligiris, a 76 year old doughnut maker in Footscray, Melbourne. “A man’s house is his castle and fortress.” – Sir Edward Coke (The Institutes of the Laws of England, 1628)
But could one man’s doughnut van be his castle too?
Olympic Nick: A Donutumentary is a short film that captures the story of Nick Tsiligiris, a 76 year old doughnut maker. Nick has been tempting locals and visitors alike with the delicious scent of his freshly made hot jam doughnuts, at Footscray train station in Melbourne’s inner west, everyday since 1979.
Up until 2014, Nick worked out of his old caravan underneath the pedestrian footbridge at the Footscray Railway Station. It was at this time the Regional Rail Link began their major redevelopment of the station and it was the fate of Nick and his rusty old doughnut caravan that resonated in the hearts and minds of the local community.
Would the caravan disappear in the face of a $3.7 billion dollar rail project or would an old man’s passion for his doughtnuts and community prevail?
This film is being produced through Open Channel’s Raw Nerve production initiative, supporting three teams to make a short film with a small budget contribution and ongoing production assistance, and the team are currently running a Pozible crowdfunding campaign to complete post-production of the film.
To become a backer of the film visit www.pozible.com/olympicnick.
Olympic Nick- A Donutumentary Trailer from Colour Chorus- David Franjic on Vimeo.
