Photo by Brian Brooks (April 30, 2007)
Director
Matthew Bonifacio and writer/producer actor
Carmine Famiglietti downtown Manhattan with their film, "
Amexicano," playing in Tribeca's Discovery section. Set in Queens, the film centers on a working class Italian American who becomes acquainted with Mexican immigrants "working the corners" at the borough's Northern Boulevard. Despite initial indignation, he soon warms up to the crowd despite language and cultural barriers.