As a daughter of Italian immigrants to Montreal, filmmaker
Agata De Santis turns the camera on her family and community as she seeks to articulate the effects a half-century of
adaptation and integration has had on the immigrant experience. What are the venues, ventures and values the community holds dear? What's it ready to let go?
TERRA MIA examines how Italian-Canadians in Quebec navigate their duality. Now on
DVD.
CALLIARI, QC, a new documentary film by Anita Aloisio, follows the creative journey of Québécois singer/songwriter, Marco Calliari, as he strives to stay relevant in the music industry
, all while maintaining – and defending – his identity as an Italian-Québécois artist. The film is presently in production and slated for release in the spring of 2020. A crowdfunding campaign for the film continues. Click
here for details.
CLAY VS. CLAY follows Clay Peters, a 33-year old recovering addict who dreams of becoming the next world heavyweight boxing champion. Along the way, he convinces a world-renowned boxing coach to train him, and a young filmmaker to follow his story. A film ten years in the making! Directed by
Elias C. Varoutsos and edited by Alan Kohl, the film premiered on CBC in August 2016. Now available on
DVD.
In
MAL'OCCHIO, filmmaker
Agata De Santis sets out to uncover the world of the evil eye - where one can become physically ill by another's envious glances, where the only remedy is a phone call to the old woman down the street, and prevention involves wearing strange-looking amulets. Agata travels to Italy, New York, and to her mother's kitchen in Montreal to decide once and for all if the evil eye is real.
AUGUST 8, 2018. Agata De Santis' new documentary film,
TERRA MIA, will make its television premiere on Saturday, August 11, at 7:00PM EDT, on CBC Television (Quebec). As a daughter of Italian immigrants to Montreal, De Santis turns the camera on her family and community as she seeks to articulate the effects a half-century of
integration has had on the immigrant experience. Check your local listings.
JULY 20, 2018. Redhead Productions is proud to announce that
Agata De Santis' new documentary film
TERRA MIA will premiere at
Montreal's Italian Week on August 3, 2018, with additional screenings on August 4, 6 and 8. As a daughter of Italian immigrants to Montreal, De Santis turns the camera on her family and community as she seeks to articulate the effects a half-century of
integration has had on the immigrant experience.
APRIL 16, 2018. Redhead Productions is delighted to announce
Agata De Santis' latest documentary film. Out this summer,
TERRA MIA examines how Italian-Canadians in Quebec navigate their duality. As a daughter of Italian immigrants to Montreal, De Santis turns the camera on her family and community as she seeks to articulate the effects a half-century of adaptation and assimilation has had on the immigrant experience.
