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Texas Tavola: A Taste of Sicily in the Lone Star State (2007), 34 min. Circe Sturm and Randolph Lewis, dirs.
Sanctuary of Love: The Mission of Salvatore Verdirome (1997), 30 min. Eric Gearity, dir.

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

These two films consider contemporary Sicilian-American religious practices and the material culture in Texas and Connecticut, respectively. Texas Tavola looks at the Italian-American communities of…

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Magic Man (2007), 80 min. Tammy Leach, dir.

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

Magic Man traces Paul Malignaggi’s life from his experiences of paternal cruelty and abandonment to his peripatetic childhood in Brooklyn and Sicily. His successful career…

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Se la pietra sapesse parlare/If Stone Could Speak (2007), 67 min. Randy Croce, dir.

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

Thousands of stonecutters emigrated from northern Italy to Barre, Vermont, the “Granite Capital of the World.” These scalpellini carved impressive sculptures that still grace public…

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