Galleria Italica
Welcome to our showcase of videos that illustrate the significance of our Italic heritage, often overlooked or denigrated by American culture. These videos, most produced by the IIA, are hosted on YouTube. (Click on the title if you prefer to open the video in a separate YouTube window.)
Tony Lo Bianco for Project Italia
Narrator Tony Lo Bianco addresses the need for more documentaries on the Italian heritage.
Produced by Frank Vitale
Running time 7:28
Remembering Aurora
Produced by John Mancini
Running time 6:10
The Aurora Youth Program was the first and most comprehensive attempt to introduce Italian language and heritage to pre-teens. It was based on a standardized lesson plan and teacher training designed for multi-site expansion.
Italian American Visions: Portraits of 20th Century Immigration
Produced by Tony De Nonno.
Running time 13:51.
America: the Italian Legacy, Chapter 1: Law and Equality
Produced by Frank Vitale
Running time 19:24.
Geraldine Ferraro
NOTE: This DVD is narrated by the late Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY), the first American woman ever selected as a vice-presidential candidate for a major party (1984).
Hollywood’s Italian Stereotypes: A Century of No Progress
Produced by Bill Dal Cerro.
Running time: 7:01.
Stereotypes about Italians abound in Hollywood films, even to this day. This video is a short documentary that illustrates our main points about Hollywood’s continuing mistreatment of Italian Americans.
The video includes excerpts of recent ignominious films and summarizes the results of a survey conducted by the IIA (film study).
Our Italic Heritage
Produced by Don Fiore.
Running time 2:33.
Brief overview of only a few of the many Italian contributions to our common way of life. Music by Giuseppe Verdi.
Italian Women
Produced by Don Fiore.
Running time: 2:36.
Overview of historic accomplishments by Italian women.
The Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace) Monument in Rome
Produced by Altair4 Multimedia.
Running time 4:15.