"Scrappy", a social issue film helmed by Dawn Westlake, based on the Studs Terkel Award-winning poem of the same name by her father, Donald G. Westlake, has been selected to the Charlie Chaplin Film Festival in Waterville, Ireland for August 23-26, 2018. "Scrappy" will play in the Social Commentary section of the festival which unspools on Friday, August 24th at 6pm.

"Scrappy" was shot on location in Pine Mountain, CA, USA by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona. An original score was provided by GC Johnson of Acoustic Labs. "Scrappy" marks the professional acting debut of 5-year-old Nefertina Lizarraga and her dog Kong (in the titular role of SCRAPPY).

For more info on the film and to see a trailer, please visit: http://dawnwestlake.com/rondecana/films/scrappy/index.html