The Family Whistle

2016 • Directed by

Michele Russo

Documentary

A documentary exploring the origins of the famed Coppola family of musicians and filmmakers.

The famed Coppola family of filmmakers and musicians descends from Agostino Coppola, a poor immigrant from an impoverished village in Southern Italy. Interviews and archival footage portray how the family history has inspired these artists, and how they continue to renew their ties to the land of their origin.