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CALABRISELLA MIA

EPISODE 1: GLI EMIGRATI

PREMIERE SCREENING

OF THE DOCUMENTARY SERIES

BY JOE NOVELLA

FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2015, 6.30PM

MUSEO ITALIANO, CO.AS.IT.

199 FARADAY STREET, CARLTON

FREE EVENT

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Calabrisella Mia

Calabria is associated in the minds of many people with the ‘Ndrangheta – the Calabrian Mafia. Sadly the region’s rich culture and diversity, its history that contains names such as Pythagoras and Richard the Lionheart is largely unknown by the world and even more sadly, by the Calabrese themselves. Calabrisella Mia is a planned 10-part documentary that hopes to shed some light on this incredible region of Italy and on the lives of the tens of thousands of Calabrese that emigrated to Australia in search of a better life. Episode 1: Gli Emigrati is now available and looks at the history of Calabria and the many reasons that caused an estimated 1.5 million people to leave its shores between 1870 and 1970.

Joe Novella

Filmmaker Joe Novella is a first generation Aussie, the son of Agazio and Teresa Novella both of whom emigrated from Calabria as young children. The author of several books, Joe set about making Calabrisella Mia to show the world that the Calabrese are more than just “Mafiosi” and to celebrate the Calabrian culture and customs that the emigrants have brought to Australia.

Image courtesy Joe Novella