Press Release
August 11, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Bob Cooper, prguynow@yahoo.com 00-1-401-447-6474 Days/Evenings
Jon Raben, fedhilldoc@yahoo.com 401-942-3779
Film Italian Americans and Federal Hill back on the big screen
TODAY
(Providence, Rhode Island, USA) The documentary film Italian Americans and Federal Hill will be back on the big screen again at 6pm today for what may be its last public showing ever.
Selected by the Rhode Island International Film Festival for festival screening, the film has already received international accolades, including a four star rating from Michael Janusonis of the Providence Journal, a five star rating from Frances Syner of the Federal Hill Gazette, a "thumbs up" from the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF News), reviewed by the Newsitalia Press in Italy, reported on by Radiotelevisione Italiana (Italy's National Broadcaster) and heralded by the Annotico Report which is read by Italians worldwide.
This film is the first full length feature film made entirely in Rhode Island with all Rhode Island people to succeed commercially, as thousands of DVD's have already been sold, and they are available in a number of stores throughout Rhode Island (including Borders and Barnes & Noble).
Featuring people from many walks of life related to the Federal Hill neighborhood, the film relates the story, history, traditions, struggles and successes of Rhode Island's Italian American community. The story relates how they succeeded to become part of the social fabric of Rhode Island, and holds them out as a shining example to future peoples immigrating to the United States.
The independently made film does not avoid controversy as it tackles discrimination and stereotyping head on. The soundtrack features live recordings of traditional Italian music.
For more information, visit the producer's web site at www.italianamericansandfederalhill.com or the Rhode Island International Film Festival site at www.riiff.org.
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