"PIZZA SHOP: AN ITALIAN-AMERICAN DREAM" SCREENING

Join us for a special screening of the documentary Pizza Shop: An Italian-American Dream -- about Closter's own Rudy's Pizza — to be held in the community room at the Closter Public Library.

Shop owner Charlie Osso and film maker Antony Osso will be on hand to answer questions and socialize. This documentary is also available for streaming on AMAZON PRIME, iTUNES, GOOGLE PLAY, or VIMEO ON DEMAND. For more information about the film, visit https://www.pizzashopmovie.com

Brothers Charlie and Fred Osso emigrated from Calabria in the mid-1960s. For more than forty years they have run the family-friendly Rudy's Ristorante & Pizzeria in Closter, New Jersey. Charlie is the serious and detail-oriented manager, while Fred is the jovial and passionate chef. Now in their seventies, they are facing relocation and the construction of a new restaurant. Director Antony Osso—Charlie's son—explores in this film the many ways a local business, established and nurtured by post-World War II immigrants, can serve as a hub for a community.

Presented by filmmaker Antony Osso.
Followed by a round table conversation with the owners of Best Pizza, Williamsburg Pizza, and Carmine and Sons Pizzeria.

This event is held in conjunction with the St. Nicks Alliance.
It is free and open to the public.

The fill will be screened at the
Swinging Sixties Senior Center
211 Ainslie Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211

Celebrate Italian-American Day & Columbus Day Together! 

We invite you to share a special day celebrating both Italian-American Heritage Day and Columbus Day with a special ‘al fresco’ Lunch Buffet on our shady terrace overlooking the park. Also invited are some of the regions fine olive oil producers to taste and buy their olive oils. We'll also be showing a special film: “PIZZA SHOP, An Italian-American Dream” during the event.

Italian-Americans are one of the largest groups to immigrate to America and were the single largest group of immigrants to come through Ellis Island. In celebration of the Italian-American experience, we will take a contemporary look at the Italian-American dream through the story of the Osso brothers who have run a successful Pizzeria in New Jersey for 40 years. Charlie and Fred Osso immigrated from Calabria in the 1960s and ran Rudy’s Ristorante and Pizzeria, one of northern New Jerseys most beloved restaurants. Through their humor and hard work their journey reminds us of our own immigrant pasts which so richly define America. 

Another tradition of our celebration is the super food, ‘olio d’oliva’ (olive oil), also known as “liquid gold,” an integral part of the Italian diet! We encourage our guests to visit the featured California olive oil producers we’ve invited to this special event. 

And - don’t forget your appetite! At 1:45 a bountiful Italian-style buffet lunch including wine by Andis Wines wil be served on our Italian Center terrace facing the lovely Carmichael Park.

Our EUROPEAN PREMIERE!

Charlie  and  Fred  Osso,  immigrant  brothers  from  Calabria,  Italy,  have  run  their  pizzeria  in  a  New Jersey  strip  mall  for  over  40  years.  Now  they’re  facing  forced  relocation,  construction  of  a  new restaurant,  and  their  sons’  efforts  to  update  their  management  style.  Through  the  story  of  the Osso brothers, Pizza Shop offers a contemporary look at the American Dream.

More info: http://www.salentofilmfestival.com/film2018/pizza.htm

With humor, insight, and compassion, Pizza Shop shares the journey of two Italian brothers who have run a successful restaurant for over 40 years, the sacrifices they’ve made for their children, and what it means to immigrants when they fulfill the American dream.

Tickets $11

Italian American Community Center
257 Washington Ext.
Albany, NY 12205

Screening of the documentary Pizza Shop and post-screening discussion with writer/director/producer Tony Osso and co-producer Laura Nespola.

4513 Manhattan College Parkway
Riverdale, NY 10471
Hayden Hall, Room 100 (Auditorium)

At 11am we will be showing a brand new independent film called Pizza Shop.

The screening of this film will be followed by a pizza/salad lunch catered by a local restaurant. The lunch event will be free to members of the Cape May Film Society, all guests $5.

Special Fundraiser Documentary Film

Members $5.00 Guests $7.00

Doors open 2pm, Screening at 2:30pm
The proceeds from this fundraiser will support our SRJC Scholarship Funds and other NBICF activities.

Pizza Shop: An Italian-American Dream, Antony Osso’s documentary film chronicling his family’s immigrant experience and their 40-year run owning one of Bergen County’s most beloved restaurants, will screen for free at Westwood Cinemas on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 3:30pm.

The hour-long film takes a break from its festival run to screen for the community that has supported Rudy’s Ristorante & Pizza for over 50 years. Owners Charlie and Fred Osso will be present for a Q&A after the screening.

RSVP here.

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
Queens College, CUNY
25 West 43rd St., 17th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Q&A with filmmaker Antony Osso and Rocco Marinaccio (Manhattan College)

More Info here.

Tickets
2017, USA, Director: Antony Osso, Producers: Laura Nespola and Anthony Osso; 56 min.
Charlie and Fred Osso, immigrant brothers from Calabria, Italy, have run their pizzeria in a New Jersey strip mall for over 40 years. Now they’re facing forced relocation, construction of a new restaurant, and their sons’ efforts to update their management style. Through the story of the Osso brothers, Pizza Shop offers a contemporary look at the American Dream.

Tickets
Plaza Frontenac Cinema

What is an immigrant’s typical experience in America? What does he sacrifice, and what does he gain? “Pizza Shop” provides one family’s answer to those questions, lovingly illustrating what it means for Charlie and Fred Osso, immigrant brothers from Calabria, Italy, when they live out the American dream. Through hard work, resilience, and the opportunities provided in the U.S., they've thrived, with the Osso siblings having run a successful pizzeria and restaurant in a strip mall in northern New Jersey for nearly 40 years. Now in their 70s, they’re facing a forced relocation and encroaching old age. But retirement is a dirty word to these workhorses. With humor and compassion, filmmaker Antony Osso (Charlie’s son) details the sacrifices that parents make for their children.

Tickets
2017, USA, Director: Antony Osso, Producers: Laura Nespola and Antony Osso; 56 min.
Charlie and Fred Osso, immigrant brothers from Calabria, Italy, have run their pizzeria in a New Jersey strip mall for over 40 years. Now they’re facing forced relocation, construction of a new restaurant, and their sons’ efforts to update their management style. Through the story of the Osso brothers, Pizza Shop offers a contemporary look at the American Dream.

Pizza Shop screens in the Entrepreneur Block at Golden Door. Buy tickets here.