Films with: Sucher, Joel

Beyond wiseguys Italian Americans & the movies.

Using interviews, film clips, and home movies, this documentary shows the history of portrayals of Italian Americans in film, especially how those depictions moved beyond the gangster stereotype.

DVD 7274

From swastika to Jim Crow

Before and during World War II Jewish scholars who escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to the U.S. were confronted with anti-Semitism at major universities and a public distrust of foreigners. A surprising number secured teaching positions at historically African American colleges in the South. In many cases they formed lasting relationships with their students and had an important impact on the communities in which they lived. This is a story of two cultures, each sharing a burden of oppression, brought together by the tragic circumstances of war.

DVD 7015