Eduardo Montes-Bradley

THE
ITALIAN
FACTOR

ATTILIO PICCIRILLI AMERICAN SCULPTOR

Produced by

Soledad LIENDO

Development

Jeffrey PLANK

Directed by

Eduardo MONTES-BRADLEY

Made in Collaboration with

LISA ACKERMAN
JOSEPH SCIORRA
MICHELE BOGART
JONATHAN KUHN
MARIA MATTEI
SILVANO SOLDANO
JOSEPHINE MURPHY

The Italian Factor explores the life and works of Italian-American sculptors and their impact on the development and evolution of public art in the United States. The documentary focuses primarily on the experience of Attilio Piccirilli and his family. Among his best-known works are the seated Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial, the US Maine National Monument on Columbus Circle, and the lions on the footsteps at the New York Public Library.

The Art of Joy Brown is an intimate portrayal of the world-renowned Japanese-American artist Joy Brown, best known for her monumental bronze sculptures and wood-fired ceramics. In this one-hour documentary film (currently in production), Montes-Bradley the fly on the wall, a guest of honor observing Brown as she creates a mural for the Horokan Museum in Amami Ōshima, Japan. The opportunity serves the filmmaker to introduce the audience to the unique perspective of an artist living in a world between two cultures.

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