A liberation that became a legacy.

When Canadian forces liberated Campobasso in World War II, they sparked a bond that still echoes today, as Italian Canadians trace their roots to Molise and explore how war, migration, and memory have shaped generations on both sides of the Atlantic.

Canada Town is a personal, story-driven journey into the deep connection between Italian Canadians and the Molise region, their families once called home. Guided by historian Gianni Blasi, the film weaves together lived memories from Italian Canadian families with the wartime history that changed everything: the liberation of Campobasso by Canadian forces during World War II. For the people who lived through it, liberation was not only a military event; it was a moment that rewired how the two countries would remember each other.

Moving between present-day Canada and Italy, the documentary follows descendants as they return to their family streets, hear stories carried across oceans, and confront the quiet aftershocks of war: hunger, fear, fractured childhoods, and the choices that led to migration. As the film connects intimate testimony with historical context, Canada Town becomes a portrait of resilience and identity, showing how a single moment in wartime history created an enduring cultural bond that still shapes families, traditions, and belonging today.