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America's Last Little Italy: The Hill (2020)
Excellent directing and use of actual residents to narrate the story!
I have been anticipating the release of this since I found out about it. I expect it to win best film at the St. Louis Filmmaker's Showcase. Very real account of a very unique area. The interview with the director after the movie is almost as good as the movie itself. Kudos to the entire staff for a gem of a preservation of history.
Its a true from the heart first person portrayal of the Italian immigrants plight to come to America. Which built the sense of together and community that makes it still stand today. The Director found the oldest people on the Hill and interviewed them before they were gone. Half of them have passed since. Very inspiring.
Its the together we stand divided we fall mantra played out in a tiny cocoon in South STL. Even between the North Italians and the Southerners - they have their deep rooted divisions and differences - but they stand as a whole to the world.
Saluti!