Zampogna: The Soul of Southern Italy (Documentary Film)

Filmed in Summer 2008 in Sicily, Calabria, Campania and Molise A feature length documentary film about Southern Italian culture told through its indigenous folk music. The film focuses on how these traditions are dealing with the rapid changes in local economy and the homogenizing effect globalization has on local culture. Filmed by an Italian-American rediscovering his family’s roots, the film takes the viewer on an odyssey through remote regions in Sicily, Calabria, Campania and Molise introducing the pe