Monday, October 28, 2019, 6pm. John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10036. Il Signor Jackson (2018), 40 min. Anton Evangelista, dir. Award-winning filmmaker Anton Evangelista travels from the Bronx to Italy and back in presenting Il Signor Jackson, a story of African American New Yorker Edward Jackson.
Born in Harlem and raised in a predominantly Italian American neighborhood in the Bronx in the 1950s, Jackson worked to fulfill his dream of becoming an Italian-language teacher in the New York City public school system. Over the years, with his dedication to the field and his manifest love of all things Italian, he has become a prominent figure of Italian biculturalism and bilingualism both in New York and among his beloved community in Perugia. Post-screening discussion led by Nicholas Boston, Lehman College, CUNY.
