• Odyssey in Rome (2005), 86 min. Alex Grazioli, dir

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    Odyssey in Rome documents director Abel Ferrara’s attempt to finance and produce his film Mary (2005), a modern re-imagining of the life of Mary Magdalene…

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  • Chippers (2008), 52 min. Nino Tropiano, dir.

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    Chippers tells the story of Dublin’s well-established community of four thousand Italians, all coming from Casalattico in Lazio, who have owned fish and chip shops…

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  • The Tree of Life (2008), 76 min. Hava Volterra, dir.

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    Hava Volterra of Los Angeles tries to come to terms with her father’s death by traveling to Italy, the land of his birth, to trace…

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  • Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven (2009), 74 min. Andrew Rossi, dir.

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    Sirio Maccioni came to America as a waiter on a cruise ship. He rose through the ranks of New York’s finest restaurants and opened Le…

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  • Neapolitan Heart (2002), 92 min. Paolo Santoni, dir.

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    In this film exploring the transnational aspects of the Neapolitan song, director Paolo Santoni journeys between Naples and New York profiling singers and songs both…

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  • Zampogna: The Soul of Southern Italy (2010), 82 min. David Marker, dir.

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    In a journey through Southern Italy, Italian American David Marker explores the zampogna, a Southern Italian bagpipe historically considered a shepherd’s instrument. Traditionally made by…

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  • In Altro Mare (2010), 56 min. Franco La Cecla, dir.

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    Gloucester, Massachusetts, is home to over 6,000 residents of Sicilian origin, many of them from the town of Terrasini, near Palermo. In Altro Mare looks…

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