The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

Alessandro Nucci (Dir), 73 minutes, Italy, US Premiere

Executive Producer Mary Reid and Star Gino Gaudio in attendance.

In English and Italian w/ English subtitles.

In 1906, a young Italian sets out for the American Dream: Gaetano Tony Gaudio. In the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, he soon strengthened his passion for cinematography, born years earlier in the family laboratory in Cosenza and which became a profession in Turin with Ambrosio Film, until moving to Hollywood as a pioneer. There, in 1937, he has been consecrated with an Academy Award, the first in history for an Italian, that now is lost.

75 years later, an American detective goes on his trail, reconstructing the fascinating life of Tony Gaudio, in the hope of finding his Oscar statuette.

Presented in partnership with Centro Culturale Italiano di Buffalo.