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“No Pretty Prayer” achieves several goals: It tells the story of the Sicilian fishing community presence in Gloucester for more than a century. The documentary contains hundreds of photos illustrating those years.
It celebrates that community and the values of the families bonded by shared work, faith and struggle.
It points to the value of shared fun in the continuing traditions of the greasy pole and seine boat races.
It also celebrates the beauty of the Massachusetts coastline and the old buildings of the fort and suggests that they should not be demolished.
“No Pretty Prayer” documents a unique and distinctive community. Its music and interviews are haunting and poignant. It should not be missed.
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