A hub of Italian immigration in the late 18th and early 20th centuries, Manhattan’s Little Italy neighborhood is known all over the world thanks to its famous roster of former residents and a prolific presence in films and television. Yet the early 21st century finds this iconic symbol of the immigrant experience increasingly stripped of its Italian-American heritage and supplanted by trendy restaurants and boutiques. Filmmaker Federica Martino explores the neighborhood’s rich history and ponders its changing face in her documentary LITTLE ITALY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.