Nov 8 2012: Italian Americans in Independent Film (Nancy Savoca and the Bongiornos)
Posted in: Inserra, Italian News and Events
Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 6 p.m.
University Hall Conference Center, 7th floor (¾«Æ·³ÉÈ˸£ÀûÔÚÏß University)
A conversation with Italian American independent directors whose characters and stories transcend common clichés about Italian ethnicity in the U.S. The evening features Nancy Savoca (True Love,ÌýHousehold Saints,ÌýUnion Square) and Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno & Jerome Bongiorno (Little Kings,ÌýMother-Tongue, Revolution ’67). Film clips will illustrate their past, present, and future projects.
RSVP required by Tues. Nov. 6th:Â
Information: click or contact Dr. Teresa Fiore at inserra@montclair.edu
Two related screenings, organized by the Amici Club, will be held in UN2011 on Wed Oct. 17 ( by the Bongiornos) and Wed Nov. 7 ( by Nancy Savoca) at 3 p.m.. For information on the screenings click or contact Vincenzo Romagnuolo at romagnuolov1@montclair.edu.
Sponsored and organized by the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies (Department of Spanish and Italian)
Co-sponsored by the Filmmaking Program and the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America, in collaboration with the Italian Club Amici