Il Villaggio di Millbrook

Two years in the making, “Il Villaggio di Millbrook” (“The Village of Millbrook”) is a beautifully filmed, sensitive documentary about immigration and assimilation in small-town America. The film interweaves historical photos with 15 moving and sometimes amusing interviews. It combines memory and nostalgia, and conveys a sense of the fabric of the community that united these Italian immigrants in the New World, as they adapted to this small village in upstate New York. “Il Villaggio di Millbrook” shows us that in this small town, assimilation was a product of hard work, close families, and a desire for community.

News:

  • “Il Villaggio di Millbrook” was an official selection at the Kansas City Film Fest, where it screened on April 14, 2018.
  • “Il Villaggio di Millbrook” will screen at the Pirandello Institute in Poughkeepsie (247 Hooker Ave.) on June 5th at 6:30 PM. There will be an introduction by Producer Barbara Hanson Pierce, and the screening will include the newly added Italian subtitles

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