Cousins Marco Ricci and Michael Canzoniero's award-winning short film Pishadoo is the comedic story of a young man who struggles to learn the family business. (The term Pishadoo is Italian/American slang for a "botched haircut.") Set in a Bronx barbershop, the film stars Nicholas DeCegli, Catherine Narducci, and Ray Iannicelli and features the debut performance of young actor Matthew Bonifacio.

Groomed as the heir apparent to the family business, Freddy Ricatello quickly finds out that cutting hair is not as simple as it seems. After one week on the job, he's given more pishadoo's than either he or his father can count. (Pishadoo is Italian slang for a botched haircut) But Freddy is not easily beaten and with an earnestness matched only by his incompetence, he sets out to prove to that he has what it takes.

Filmmakers - Michael Canzoniero - A graduate of New York University's Graduate Film Program, Michael was the 1997 winner of the Princess Grace Award for best Graduate film. His film work to date has played at various festivals across the United States and Europe. His collaborations have included working closely with screenwriters such as Jon Hamburg (Meet the Parents), Ross Klavan (Tigerland) and Academy Award winning director Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father, My Left Foot).

Marco Ricci - Marco received the Kodak Gold Award and the Sony Production Award for his 1996 film Chicago Minutes. In 2000, Mr. Ricci's screenplay "The Rhapsody of Mink Keller" was a finalist at the Sundance Screenwriters Workshop. In addition, Mr. Ricci recently received a grant from the New York City Council on the Arts to continue his efforts promoting the Italian American Short Film Night, a celebration of non-stereotypical Italian American stories.

In 2002 Ricci/Canzoniero collaborated on the short film Hyper. It premiered at the Centerpiece of the New York Film Festival, won the award for Best Short Short at the Aspen Film Festival, and has played over twenty festivals around the world.

The two cousins are slated to shoot their first feature, The Marconi Bros., in the Spring of 2004.

winner of the 1997 Princess Grace Award for best student film in the USA.