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Produced independent, award-winning documentary "Vito After" (2005) - An intimate look at 9/11 Responder, NYPD Det. Vito Friscia, as he refocuses his life in the aftermath of his 9/11 rescue and recovery work, and the health concerns he and others continue to face. Pusateri was the Associate Producer for the Oscar-Nominated Documentary MONDAYS AT RACINE, directed by Cynthia Wade. Early in her career, Pusateri field produced cultural arts programming for a New York cable channel, where she was nominated for a NY Emmy Award for Programming About the Arts (2002), and was awarded several OMNI and Communicator Awards (2000-2001).
Reviews
Men of the Cloth (2013)
Reverence for a Vanishing Vocation
Men of the Cloth offers a window into the hearts and souls of Italian master tailors, a dying breed of artisans who hold a reverent passion for their craft. Ms. Vasilopoulos does an excellent job of telling the stories of these humble men. The main characters are engaging — especially master tailors Nino Corvato of New York and Joe Centofanti of Philadelphia, and former master tailor Checchino Fonticoli of Penne, Italy; it's an honor to have gotten to know them. Though the ever-changing industry of mass-manufacturing clothing has triggered the dwindling need for their custom, hand-made garments, they remain steadfast in "sculpting" cloth into a beautiful work of "art". Despite their vanishing vocation, it's inspirational to see how they each find a way to make it possible for their old world craftsmanship to live on.