Trentini Americani Project
From 2009 to 2018, more than 160 interviews were collected, mapping the migratory journey of Trentino communities that arrived in the United States as early as the mid-1800s.
These interviews, preserved in the archives of the Fondazione Museo Storico del Trentino - Trento, Italy- form the foundation of two distinct documentary projects: one focusing on the Northwest migration, completed in 2023, and another compiling all the collected testimonies, which is still in progress.

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Trentini Americani:
from Wallace to Seattle, the community of the Northwest
2023 / 37min /

Trentino, today one of the wealthiest regions in Italy, has a significant history of emigration. Over 400,000 Trentini have emigrated around the world, and a substantial portion of them settled in the United States. 
In a small town in Idaho, once home to the country's largest silver mines, the memory of that emigration still lingers. Here, the Trentino community opened mines, operated saloons, hotels, and contributed to the development of the valley. More than a century later, the descendants of this community maintain a connection to Trentino, which remains a fundamental part of their identity and culture.

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Trentini Americani / Recollections of a Journey
a film documentary project
in progress //

At the beginning of the 20th century 10,000 Trentini made their way to the United States.
From 2009 until 2018 we traveled across the United States, meeting with families from New York to California and collecting over 160 interviews.
The conclusion of this long oral history project is the production of a documentary that spans four generations and that tells the stories of the Trentini immigrants.

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