• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

The Italian American Podcast

Inspiring Italian Americans to deepen their heritage

  • About
    • Your Hosts
    • Press
  • Episodes
  • Membership
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • Survey
  • Contact

IAP 115 : “Pizza Shop: An Italian-American Dream” An Interview With Filmmaker Antony Osso

November 4, 2019 By John Viola Leave a Comment

[powerpress]

On this episode of the Italian American Podcast, we’ll sit down with Filmmaker Antony Osso to discuss his award winning documentary PIZZA SHOP: An Italian-American Dream– an intimate portrait of his family and the pizzeria and restaurant they have run for over forty years.
Osso’s film introduces us to his father Charlie and uncle Fred, poor immigrants from post-war Calabria, whose lives have revolved around their successful New Jersey pizzeria for four decades. Their tireless pursuit of the American Dream has borne fruit for them and their families, but now- in their seventies, they’re facing a forced relocation, construction of a new restaurant, their sons’ attempts to update the management style, and encroaching old age.
They’ll discuss Osso’s inspiration for this passion project, and examine his family’s efforts to achieve the American Dream of a better life- and what the sacrifices required cost.
It’s an episode that takes on some big ideas about immigration, Italian American identity, assimilation, poverty consciousness… and why the humble Pizzeria says so much about our Italian American experience.
It’s an episode filled with humor, heart, and the sense of family every listener will surely relate to.
Pizza Shop Movie

Grazie Mille,

The Italian American Podcast Team

Filed Under: Food, Podcast, Tradition

Previous Post: « IAP 114 : “Can’t We All Just, Get Along?” Varied Voices Revisit the Legacy of Christopher Columbus
Next Post: IAP 116: “Our American Epidemic” An Italian American Perspective on the U.S. Opioid Crisis »

Copyright © 2019 · Property of Italian American Experience · Powered by

Receive exclusive content that will enrich your Italian-American heritage!

Enter your email address below to receive exclusive access to content available only to our subscribers, including the video "How to Jar Tomatoes: An Italian American Tradition," as well as the accompanying step-by-step PDF that will guide you through jarring your own tomatoes. You'll also receive notifications when new episodes and blog posts celebrating Italian-American values, traditions, and culture are published....

x