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Thursday March 31, 06:00 pm - 07:30 pm. The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute: 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor. New York, N.Y. 10036   During World War II, while some Italian Americans were deemed "enemy aliens," more than 500,000 Italian Americans served in the U.S. military. The documentary Fighting Paisanos takes its title from...

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The Italiano Villaggio Culturale at the Italian Family Festa was proud to be hosting the world premiere of the documentary film, "Pomodoro", by local filmmaker Michael LoVaglia. The film is a tribute to three generations of his family, and is a glimpse into a vanishing culinary art in the Italian American community, the making and canning of homema...

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There is a major city in the United States where the history of Italian emigration, very interesting and full of content, is undoubtedly embodied by a personality, universally recognized and appreciated. That city is Chicago, and the person who has been studying for a long time the Italian emigration and presence there, is Dominic Candeloro. We me...

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Join us for the premiere of "Texan Italian Innovation" on Sunday, May 25, 20145:00 pm - ICCC Houston. This video is part of the documentary series "Texan Italian Stories"   Panel discussion with Texan Italian Innovators, moderated by Sergio Codognotto, discussing the future of Research of Innovation in Italy and in the Te...

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Raccontare identità e rappresentazione degli Italoamericani non è mai stata impresa facile. E lo ha confermato anche la presentazione del libro di Maria Laurino The Italian Americans. A History che si è tenuta la scorsa settimana alla Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò della New York University. Il libro accompagna l'omonimo documentario della PBS diret...

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by Nick Vivarelli   Benedict Cumberbatch has been recruited as voice talent to narrate high-profile docu "Naples '44" by Italian director Francesco Patierno, based on the eponymous diary by British travel writer Norman Lewis about his experience as a British intelligence officer in the southern Italian port city following its liberation from...

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by James Pasto   In July 2013, I wrote about the North End Historical Society's documentary. I had thought that the film would be premiered in early 2014. I was optimistic. Nevertheless, good things come to those who wait, and the film was finally premiered on Jan. 20, 2016 at Suffolk University's Modern Theatre on Washington Street – and wi...

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Join The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), The George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs and WETA, the flagship public broadcasting station in the nation's capital, for a screening and discussion about The Italian Americans, a new film for PBS premiering nationally February 17 & 24, 9-11p — with special guest Ho...

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L'Italo-Americano had the opportunity to interview filmmakers Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurien, producers of Finding the Mother Lode, the new documentary on the history of Italian immigrants in California. The documentary premiered last Friday, November 8th, 2013, at the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco.   This comprehensive tel...

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New Jersey filmmaker Frank Gigante and Enrico Muzzi are teaming up to film "The Other Side," an independent project produced by Gigante's company My Way Produzioni. The film examines racial stereotypes and how prejudices are formed, with a focus on the Italian-American culture.   "The Other Side" features many New Jersey locations such as Va...

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