Alessandro Ago: What Matters to Me and Why

Alessandro Ago, director of programming and special projects at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, discussed the topic of "What Matters to Me and Why" on Feb. 1, 2011.

Ago curates Outside the Box (Office), a screening series dedicated to bringing new international, documentary and independent cinema to USC. He also oversees all Dean's Council Visions and Voices programming for the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Beyond USC, Ago has produced festivals celebrating the work of John Wayne, Roger Corman, Costa Gavras, Maurice Jarre and Albert Broccoli, as well as the James Bond franchise. He also has assembled world cinema showcases focusing on Japan, Italy, Bollywood and the Middle East. Holding both Italian and American citizenship, Ago grew up in Washington, D.C., and Rome, Italy. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

"What Matters to Me and Why" is a speakers' series that bridges the separation between intellectual life and personal and spiritual issues by having featured USC faculty and administrators spend about 20 minutes addressing the topic "What Matters to Me and Why," followed by an informal dialogue rounding out the hour.

The program is sponsored by the USC Office of Religious Life and the USC Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics.

Learn more about the University of Southern California: http://www.usc.edu

Learn more about the USC Office of Religious Life: http://orl.usc.edu/

Learn more about "What Matters to Me and Why": http://orl.usc.edu/programs/whatmatters/

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