The Casorsos: La Prima Famiglia

Learn the story of Giovanni and Rosa Casorso and their 9 children, the first Italian family to call the Okanagan Valley home. This full length documentary features interviews with many of the Casorso family, along with noted Italian and local historians Adriana A. Davies, Lynne Bowen and Robert Hayes.

  • The Casorsos: La Prima Famiglia

    2h 17m

    It was 140 years ago that Giovanni Casorso first came to Kelowna. This feature length documentary (2 hours, 15 minutes) tells the story of Giovanni, Rosa and their family of 9 children: 8 sons and 1 daughter: their contributions, their impact on both the City of Kelowna and our Italian community ...