The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

In 1906 Gaetano "Tony" Gaudio, a young man from Calabria, set out for the American Dream. Under the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, he quickly strengthened his passion for cinematography. Its roots were in his family's photography studio in Cosenza and had become his profession in Turin while Italian cinema was developing. He then contributed to the founding of Hollywood, where his revolutionary talent was consecrated in 1937 with an Academy Award®, the first in history for an Italian. Today, that statuette is missing.

Seventy-five years later, his descendants in Los Angeles and a detective begin the search for that precious award, piecing together the fascinating life of Tony Gaudio in the hope of reclaiming the lost Oscar.