PIZZA SHOP:
An Italian American Dream
Check out “Pizza Shop: An Italian-American-Dream,” Antony Osso’s full-length documentary, and “Inside Rudy’s,” seven short films celebrating all aspects of the Rudy’s family.
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Official Trailer for the award-winning hour long documentary by Antony Osso.
“Favorite Dish” features customers and staff – our Rudy’s family – sharing their favorite Rudy’s meals. Pizza, chicken parm, linguine white clam sauce… what’s yours? It’s the second in a six-part series of short docs about RUDY’S RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA, a family-run pizza shop in Closter, NJ, which moves into its new home in the remodeled Closter Plaza in late April 2016.
If you’ve eaten at Rudy’s, chances are you know Matty! Check out this short doc portrait of the pizza man who’s been making customers smile for over 37 years!
Check out our most popular salad, and the customers who love it! Rudy’s Special Salad (chopped…or not) – Only at Rudy’s Ristorante & Pizzeria.
Take an inside look at the insane Friday night rush in this fun clip!
Get to know Fred Osso, co-owner of Rudy’s, as he prepares one of his favorite pasta dishes.
Check out the NEW Rudy’s! On May 3rd, 2016, Closter Mayor John Glidden, former Mayor Sophie Heymann, and many more joined us to celebrate our brand-new location in the NEW Closter Plaza.
“PIZZA SHOP: An Italian-American Dream” Synopsis:
What is an immigrant’s typical experience in America? How does he envision the American Dream, how does he strive towards its promise of a better life for himself and his children? What does he sacrifice, and what does he gain?
PIZZA SHOP introduces us to Charlie and Fred Osso, immigrant brothers from Calabria, Italy, who have run a successful pizzeria and restaurant in a strip mall in northern New Jersey for nearly forty years. Emigrating from impoverished post-war Italy with a rudimentary elementary-school education, they had little chance for advancement. Through hard work, resilience, and the opportunities provided in the U.S., they’ve thrived.
Now in their seventies, they’re facing a forced relocation, construction of a new restaurant, their sons’ attempts to update the management style, and encroaching old age. But retirement is a dirty word to these workhorses: Charlie is serious and detail-oriented, with a short fuse and a soft center, while Fred is light-hearted and easy-going, a passionate chef and bon vivant.
With humor and insight, filmmaker Antony Osso explores how a Mom-and-Pop shop can be a vital hub for a community, the sacrifices parents make for their children, and what it means for immigrants when they live out the American Dream.
- Official Film Facebook page: facebook.com/PizzaShopMovie
- Official YouTube Channel: Rudy’s Ristorante & Pizzeria - YouTube Channel
- Official Film Soundtrack: The soundtrack to “Pizza Shop”, composed by Eric V. Hachikian, is available to stream here: “Pizza Shop” Original Soundtrack – Soundcloud
OSSOFILMS PRESENTS
“PIZZA SHOP: AN ITALIAN-AMERICAN DREAM”
MUSIC BY ERIC V. HACHIKIAN EDITED BY NICOLAS CUELLAR
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY MARTINA RADWAN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS CARMINE OSSO FIORE OSSO RICK OSSO PRODUCED BY LAURA NESPOLA ANTONY OSSO
DIRECTED BY ANTONY OSSO