Treasure — The Story of Marcus Hook
Marcus Hook is a small refinery town close to Philadelphia. For decades the oil business was the community’s bread and butter, but when the Sunoco refinery shut down in 2011, the town was left on the brink of an unprecedented crisis. Renovating his house, ex-refinery worker Michael Manerchia found the remains of the plankhouse of Blackbeard’s mistress. This unexpected discovery gave Manerchia the inspiration to create a pirate festival and in this way bring business back to the town. Treasure chronicles the efforts of a community determined to survive the decline of heavy industry. The town’s future is being written as we speak, but one thing is certain: If Marcus Hook wasn’t born with the refinery, it doesn’t have to die with it either.
-
Treasure — The Story of Marcus Hook
20m
Marcus Hook is a small refinery town close to Philadelphia. For decades the oil business was the community’s bread and butter, but when the Sunoco refinery shut down in 2011, the town was left on the brink of an unprecedented crisis.
Renovating his house, ex-refinery worker Michael Manerchia foun...
-
Treasure — The Story of Marcus Hook
1 video
Marcus Hook is a small refinery town close to Philadelphia. For decades the oil business was the community’s bread and butter, but when the Sunoco refinery shut down in 2011, the town was left on the brink of an unprecedented crisis. Renovating his house, ex-refinery worker Michael Manerchia foun...
-
1 videoIom Romì (A Day in Rome)
1 video
“Iom Romì” chronicles a day in the life of the contemporary Jewish community of Rome, which for centuries has lived in limbo between persecution and integration. As the only cultural group in the city that can claim an uninterrupted line of descent from the times of the empire, Roman Jews have fo...
-
1 videoMister Wonderland
1 video
Mister Wonderland recounts the remarkable story of Sylvester Z. Poli, a humble artisan who emigrated from Italy to America at the end of the 19th century — only to become the greatest theater impresario of his time. The film chronicles his journey from rural Tuscany to the bright lights of the Ro...
