• George DeStefano, "Mobbed Out: Is the Gangster Genre Finished?"
• Fred Gardaphè, "'You Got a Problem with That?': Cinematic Gangsters and the Italian American Community"
• Giancarlo Lombardi, "'Don't Stop Believing, Don't Stop': (De)Structuring Expectations in the Final Season of The Sopranos"

Respondent: Robert Viscusi
11 AM-12 PM - Roundtable w/ Directors & Actors: Philip Botti, Lucia Grillo, Michael Canzoniero & Marco Ricci
12-1 PM - Lunch on your own
1-2:30 PM - Representations of Italian American through the 20th Century

• Giuliana Muscio, "From The Italian to Tony Soprano: Italians and Immigrants on the US Silver Screen (1895-1940)"
• Dawn Esposito, "Missing [but] in Action: Cinematic Representation of The World War II Italian-American Soldier"
• Francesca Canadé Sautman, "Breaking up the Family: Gender, Race, and Italian-American Cinema"

Respondent: Peter Carravetta
2:30-3:30 PM - Roundtable w/ Directors & Actors: Kevin Jordan, Matthew Bonifacio (not confirmed)
3:30-4:30 PM - Documentaries & Shorts

• Joseph Sciorra, "Documenting Documentaries"
• Anthony Julian Tamburri, "Italian/American Briefs: The Short Film"

Respondent: Edvige Giunta
4:30-5:30 PM - Roundtable w/ Directors & Actors: Susan Caperna Lloyd, Tony DeNonno (not confirmed), Len Guercio
5:30-6:30 PM - Roundtable w/ Directors & Actors: Carl Capotorto, Bob Giraldi, Maria Maggenti
7 PM - Reception

THURSDAY, September 25
FILM SCREENINGS
Borough of Manhattan Community College, Richard Harris Terrace, 199 Chambers Street, Manhattan
10 AM Trees Lounge (Steve Buscemi, 1996; 95 min.)
NOON Che bella famiglia (Diane Frederick, 1993; 30 min.); Lena's Spaghetti (Joseph Greco, 1994; 23 min.)
1 PM Roundtable with directors and actors: Diane Federico, Joe Greco, Dina Fiasconaro
2 PM Fifty Cents (Philip Botti, 2008,13 min.); Bust A Move (Philip Botti, 2000; 28 min.); True Love Waits (Dina Fiasconaro, 2004; 17 min.)
3 PM Two Family House (Raymond De Felitta, 2000; 108 min.)
5 PM Brooklyn Lobster (Kevin Jordan, 2005; 94 min.)
7 PM True Love (Nancy Savoca, 1989; 104 min.)
9 PM Roundtable with directors and actors: Nancy Savoca, Vincent Pastore, Kevin Jordan (not confirmed)

FRIDAY, September 26
FILM SCREENINGS
CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium, 365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
10 AM The Sweet New (Raymond Rea, 2007; 52 min.); The Blinking Madonna (Beth Harrington, 1994; 56 min.)
NOON Pishadoo (Michael Canzoniero & Marco Ricci, 1997; 22 min.); Tiramisù (Len Guercio, 2002; 17 min.); Nunzio's Second Cousin (Tom De Cerchio, 1994; 18 min.)
1 PM Puccini for Beginners (Maria Maggenti, 2006; 82 min.)
3 PM Dirt (Nancy Savoca, 2004; 91 min.)
5 PM Dinner Rush (Bob Giraldi, 2001; 99 min.)
7 PM Canvas (Joseph Greco, 2006; 101 min.)
9 PM Roundtable with directors and actors: Matthew Bonifacio, Joe Greco

SATURDAY, September 27
FILM SCREENINGS
Hunter College, Ida K. Lang Recital Hall, Room 424 Hunter North, East 69th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues, Manhattan
10 AM Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (Kevin Jordan, 1999; 90 min.)
NOON A pena do pana (Lucia Grillo, 2005; 19 min.); Touch (Dina Ciraulo, 1995; 17 min.); Mio paese-My Town (Katherine Gulla 1986; 26 min.)
1 PM Knock on Wood (Tony De Nonno, 1982; 24 min.); Baggage (Susan Caperna Lloyd, 2001; 32 min.); Uncovering (Mariarosy Calleri, 1996; 14 min.); Mother Tongue: Italian American Sons & Mothers (Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno, 1999; 43 min.)
3 PM Household Saints (Nancy Savoca, 1993; 124 min.)
5 PM Pane amaro (Gianfranco Norelli, 2007; 104 min.)
7 PM Romance and Cigarettes (John Turturro, 2005; 105 min.)
9 PM Roundtable with directors and actors: Gianfranco Norelli, Nancy Savoca, Carl Capotorto, Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno & Jerome Bongiorno

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