World Premiere
Screening of the
Documentary Feature Film
“Union City,
U.S.A.”
(Union City, NJ) The City of Union City,
Mayor Brian P. Stack & Board of Commissioners will be presenting the highly
anticipated World Premiere Screening of the Documentary Feature Film
"Union City, U.S.A." on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the
Union City Performing Arts Center, 2500 Kennedy Boulevard, Union City,
NJ. Free Admission & Free Parking.
“Union
City, U.S.A.” is written/directed/produced by Lucio Fernandez with Mauro De
Trizio serving as director of photography/editor; with appearances by
Superintendent of Schools Silvia Abbato, Fmr. Police Chief Brian Barrett,
Historian Gerard Karabin, Fmr. Commissioner James Lagomarsino, Attorney Libero
Marotta, the late Rhyta Musto, Historian Jane Pedler, Susan Scherman, Mayor
Brian P. Stack, Commissioner Celin Valdivia, Fmr. Mayor Arthur Wichert, Connie
Wichert, and narrated by Tom Colavito.
The
film takes us from the early days of the Lenni-Lenape Native Americans to
present day Union City. Through testimonials, historical photos, and
present day images, it tells the story of a great city known for many its
important accomplishments and people. Union City has been known as the
“Embroidery Capital of the World”, “The Burlesque Capital of the World”,
“Havana on the Hudson”, for the home of “longest running Passion Play in
the United States”, and for being the most densely populated City in
America. The City is rich in history and culture.
Research
began in 2008 by Lucio Fernandez and Gerard Karabin in preparation for their
book “Union City in Pictures” which debuted in 2010. In early 2016,
Fernandez set out to produce the film “Union City, U.S.A.”. In order to
make this program possible, the City of Union City received a grant
administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage
Affairs/Tourism Development, a county agency officially designated by the New
Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. In early
2017, Fernandez and Karabin set up a research team, and in May of 2017 all the
interviews were conducted. It took them contacting a great many people to
compile all the research and images; and nearly a year and literally
thousands of hours of post-production work to bring “Union City, U.S.A.”
to fruition. The film is dedicated to the people of Union City, NJ… past,
present, and future.
“Union City, U.S.A.”
World Premiere Screening
Friday, April 20, 2018
7:00 PM
Union
City Performing Arts Center
2500
Kennedy Boulevard
Union
City, NJ 07087
Free
Admission
Free
Parking
