The Story of London's First Pizzeria - Dec. 2015

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Title
The Story of London's First Pizzeria - Dec. 2015
Description
With much passion and a few good laughs, Vito Moretti tells the story of his immigration to Canada in 1951. The journey extracts him from all the familiarities of life in Italy but he soon finds himself an important part of the London community. Through an unlikely series of events surrounding the establishment of London's first pizzeria, the narrative weaves unexpectedly, finding both catastrophe and hero in the seemingly ordinary. Interestingly, Vito ultimately draws upon resources from both the University, the London community, and his hometown, Bari, to build his business from nothing. Ultimately, the viewer is left with an optimistic image of solidarity and togetherness across cultural backgrounds that allowed for a beautifully successful immigrant story.
Subject
Immigrant Entrepreneurship, the establishment of Vito's Cave.
Creator
Travis Moore
Source
Original
Publisher
Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Cultures in Action, Western University, Fall 2015
Date
November 22, 2015
Contributor
Vito Moretti
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Relation
Italian Collection
Format
Video
Language
English
Type
Moving Image
Identifier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsFRpBK2jvo&feature=youtu.be
Coverage
POINT(1888300.3464941 5014449.0548095)|5|1604566.0975390|5136748.3000488|osm
Item sets
Italian Collection