TERRA MIA DVD
© 2018 | documentary | 44min
English & Italian with English subtitles
As the daughter of Italian immigrants to Montreal, filmmaker Agata De Santis turns the camera on her family and community as she seeks to articulate the effects a half-century of adaptation and integration has had on the immigrant experience.
CLAY VS. CLAY DVD
© 2016 | documentary | 1h28min
English
Clay “Big Thunder” Peters, a 33-year old recovering drug and alcohol addict, hitchhikes across Canada from Vancouver to Montreal with the goal to become the world heavyweight boxing champion. A colorful and charismatic Clay convinces a world-renowned boxing coach to train him, and a young filmmaker to follow his story.
MAL'OCCHIO [THE EVIL EYE] DVD
© 2010 | documentary | 52:00min
English & Italian with English subtitles
Filmmaker Agata De Santis sets out on a quest to uncover the world of MAL'OCCHIO - the evil eye - where one can become physically ill by another's envious glances, where the only remedy is a phone call to the old woman down the street, and prevention involves wearing strange-looking amulets. Agata travels to Italy, New York, and to her mother's kitchen in Montreal to decide once and for all if the evil eye is real.
"CORNO" AMULET FOR CAR MIRRORA perfect fit for the rearview mirror. Each handmade piece is a unique design. 3" long plastic amulet on 8" long beaded elastic chain.
$14.00 CAD
"CORNO" AMULET KEYCHAINThe corno is a horn-shaped amulet used to
ward off mal’occhio (the evil eye).
3" long amulet with a 3" long key chain.
Plastic. Made in Naples, Italy.
$7.00 CAD
"GOBBO" AMULET KEYCHAIN The Gobbo is a well-dressed hunchback in a suit & top hat, holding an umbrella, horse shoe, & horn.
3" long amulet with a 3" long key chain.
Plastic. Made in Naples, Italy.
$7.00 CAD
"MANO CORNUTA" AMULET KEYCHAIN The Mano Cornuta is a hand with the thumb and two middle fingers folded in.
3" long amulet with a 3" long key chain.
Plastic. Made in Naples, Italy.
$7.00 CAD