Minervini's Texas Trilogy Presented at Lincoln Center
Observant but unobtrusive, Minervini merges documentary and neorealist techniques to render his stories, and the people inhabiting them, with dignity and compassion. Minervini was born in Italy but moved to Texas for personal reasons. There he became heavily involved with the local communities and decided to start making films on his own unstructured terms
Travel Back to the Golden Years of Italian Cinematography with ISA
SURFING THE WORLD TOUR 2014, starting from New York City, will bring the Italian Surf Academy to China and Japan – via Los Angeles, then back to California and Mexico, to end with a final concert in Brooklyn
September 8, 2014
IAWA Welcomes Authors Marie-Helene Bertino and Joanna Clapps Herman on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 at Cornelia St. Cafe
"Like the best poetry, only infinitely more fun to read, No Longer and Not Yet opens our eyes to what's in front of them — love, irritation, friendship, injustice, good wine, children becoming themselves, the handsome young man opening the door of our apartment building, snow falling on a man who lives in a box outside. This group of beautifully connected stories slips by our eyes like life or Tolstoy..." Myra Goldberg, author of "Whistling and Rosalind," Professor of Writing at Sarah Lawrence College
On Saturday, Sept. 13, IAWA will welcome two very accomplished authors -- Marie Helene Bertino and Joanna Clapps Herman -- both of whom share a passion for teaching. Bertino is part of the new wave of writers teaching in workshop settings and within the framework of the innovative One Story concept while Herman has been teaching at universities; much of her work reflects her "italianita," which has been an inspiration for her.
IAWA readings begin with an open mic followed by features taking the stage.
September 7, 2014
“Siciliana” … The Book Every Sicilian-American Should Read! … But Can’t! … Too Little Education – Too Many Terroni-ized Teachers
Legendary Italian-American scholar Fred Gardaphe, himself a candidate for beatification, says: “Gaetano Cipolla should be elected the secular saint of Sicily … the American saint of Sicily… Cipolla has dedicated his life to publishing works about Sicily, news about Sicily, information about Sicily… In this new book “Siciliana” he expands on what it means to be a Sicilian (i-Italy-NY Episode 15 Season 4) /// /// Believe it or not, that’s an ‘Understatement’ of Professor Cipolla’s contribution to bringing Sicilian history and culture to Americans generally and near five mi
Io tu loro noi: Voltarelli Western-Style
Italian singersongwriter Peppe Voltarelli collaborates with American film director John Cardiff in the realization of the video for his song “Io tu loro noi.” The video is a true homage to Westerns, Cardiff used sequences from classics of the genre and paired them with scenes shot by him featuring Voltarelli.
Barter Mafia-State Debuts at Venice
This year’s 71st Venice Biennale international film festival showcases one of Italy’s more polemical new films: actor Sabina Guzzanti’s 100-minute “The Barter, Investigation into a the State-Mafia Negotiation.” The story is based upon a deal believed to have been worked in the earlier Nineties which allegedly resulted in a peace treaty between the Italian authorities and the Sicilian Cosa Nostra under Salvatore (“Toto’”) Riina. The film comes at the same time that the trial – the real trial – over this alleged affair is taking place in the real Palermo.
Alexo Wandael e la sua idea di "ItaliaNY"
Dal 4 al 26 settembre la Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, ospita la mostra “ItaliaNY”: 45 ritratti in bianco e nero con cui il fotografo e curatore del progetto, Alexo Wandael, racconta gli italiani a New York
Appunti da Venezia
Interessante e diversificata quest'anno l'offerta del Festival del Cinema nel capoluogo veneto. Tra presente e passato il racconto di un'Italia anche coraggiosa
Among Reforms, Labor Law is Tough Work
In addition to his proposals for education and judiciary reform, Premier Matteo Renzi must address revision of labor legislation. This may be his toughest job, for it pits the government against the trade unions which in theory support Renzi’s Partito Democratico. At the heart of the problem is the “Workers’ Bill of Rights,” adopted in 1970. Can it be changed to make the work force more flexible? Industry hopes so; the unions disagree.
Mafia memoir triggers row after winning Sicilian literary prize
Controversy as Giuseppe Grassonelli's Malerba wins Sciascia-Racalmare prize, named after writer who challenged Cosa Nostra. The memoir of a mafia boss serving life imprisonment for a string of murders has won a Sicilian literary prize named after one of the first Italian writers to challenge – not without controversy – the Cosa Nostra.
Italians in New York, Italians and New York
On Wednesday September 3rd, Italian fine art and fashion photographer Alexo Wandael is launching his latest project, ITALIANY at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
Il Giusto e l’Errore, una città: l'Aquila
L’ultima mostra di fotografie di Roberto Grillo, inauguratasi il 23 agosto 2014 nei sotterranei del Palazzetto dé Nobili
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