Screening Ourselves: The Godfather

Today we debut <em>Screening Ourselves, </em>a new documentary series hosted by Aisha Harris. <em>The Godfather</em> is considered an American film classic with an enduring legacy that still shows up in TV, hip hop, and even Muppet culture. But the film also sparked a complicated relationship with the real-life Italian-American community about how they were seen and screened. In this episode, Aisha looks into the politics and the legacy of representation in Francis Ford Coppola's <em>Godfather</em> saga.