The Italian Film festival USA of Metro Detroit invites everyone to watch the upcoming documentary series, THE ITALIAN AMERICANS, which premieres on PBS and DPTV on February 17, 2015.
Written and produced by award winning John Maggio, and narrated by acclaimed actor Staley Tucci, THE ITALIAN AMERICANS reveals the unique and distinctive qualities of one immigrant group’s experience, and how these qualities, over time, have shaped and challenged America. At the turn of the 20th century, many Italian immigrants came to work, earn money to support their families, and eventually return home. Nearly half of the first generation Italian immigrants did return to Italy, but for those that made America home, their struggle to maintain a distinct Italian culture was guided by remarkably powerful ideals of family that had always been at the center of their lives.
Through extensive archival material and interviews with scholars and notable Italian Americans such as Tony Bennett, John Turturro, Nancy Pelosi, Gay Talese and Antonin Scalia, THE ITALIAN AMERICANS tells the story of those who played vital roles in helping to shape a unique Italian American identity and to transform American life and culture.
