Fedeltà: Soldati. Prigionieri. (2024), 80 minutes, Stephen Mancini, dir.

Fedeltà: Soldati. Prigionieri. chronicles the experiences of Italian prisoners of war (POWs), mostly captured in North Africa and Sicily, who are sent to Letterkenny Army Depot outside Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, during World War II. The film documents the POWs’ journey from war to peace and shows how their impact is still felt today. Shot in both the United States and Italy, the documentary includes interviews with family members of the prisoners and utilizes original archival documents and footage from the families and the US Army as well as other sources associated with the Italian Service Units, those Italian soldiers who renounced Fascism and agreed to collaborate with the United States after Italy’s surrender in 1943.

In conjunction with the Calandra Institute’s exhibit about World War II Italian POW artistry in the United States.

Post-screening discussion led by Joseph Sciorra, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.