Program Description
Event Details
Join us for a special film screening of Pizza, A Love Story followed by a Q&A with the Director, Gorman Bechard!
PLEASE NOTE: The pizza order for this event has already been placed as of 6/8. Pizza will not be served to any patrons until after the event begins at 5:30.
Pizza wasn't invented in New Haven. It was perfected there. This is the story of the genius, dedication, & love behind the three restaurants serving what many feel to be the finest pizza in the world.
There are only three pizza places in the world that matter... Most everyone has a passion for pizza, but only New Haven lays claim to the Holy Trinity of pizza joints with Sally’s, Pepe’s, and Modern. They are not only a cornerstone of New Haven’s Italian-American heritage but also the establishments that set the bar for this immediately recognizable comfort food. National polls agree: these are the pizzas by which all others are measured. Filmmaker Gorman Bechard tells the story of the evolution of this modern day food staple, the only pizza that can really be called “apizza.” From the landing of Italian immigrants on our shores, to the rusted wheels of Frank Pepe’s bread cart, to the black charcoal on your very own fingertips, take a journey from old world Italy into present day New Haven. Pizza, A Love Story is not just a tale of three restaurants but of three families that have the power to polarize, captivate, and delight. As we say, pizza wasn't invented in New Haven, it was perfected there. Just wait ‘til you get a taste…
Starring Lyle Lovett, Aaron Greenburg, and Scott Wiener
Pizza from Pepe's in Danbury will be served!
There will be a Q&A with the Director after the film.
Director’s Bio: Gorman Bechard is the director of 16 feature films including rock documentaries on The Replacements, Grant Hart, Archers of Loaf, Lydia Loveless, and Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, the animal-rights film A Dog Named Gucci, and the cult horror-comedy Psychos in Love. He has just finished Pizza, A Love Story, a film about the three most famous pizza restaurants in the world, and is in post-production on his second animal film Seniors, and his 6th rock doc, Where Are You, Jay Bennett? He has also written 6 novels. He lives in New Haven, CT with his wife Kristine, and two dogs Springsteen and Dylan.