But he has more life experience than the average college student. Bronson served a year in Iraq as a gunner with the Pennsylvania National Guard and used his laptop to assemble the 100-minute "Team Predator" from footage he and fellow soldiers shot. His documentary first screened in Indiana, Pa., and now is coming to the Film Kitchen series.

It will show at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Melwood Screening Room at Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Oakland headquarters, 477 Melwood Ave. A reception will start at 7 p.m., and Bronson will later take questions from the audience. Admission is $4.

The PG's John Hayes spoke to Bronson for a story about troops armed with cameras bringing home battlefield images. It appeared Aug. 11 and you can find it at post-gazette.com .

"Prisoners Among Us: Italian American Identity and World War II" chronicles the assimilation of Italians into American culture, from their arrival in the early 19th century through the war. Actor Tony Lo Bianco narrates, and Tom Brokaw and Mary Ann Esposito, host of "Ciao Italia," provide commentary.

Director-producer Michael Angelo DiLauro, director of RMU's Academic Media Center, uses interviews, historical analysis, archival photos and footage along with music and literature to show how early Italian-Americans survived adversity and continue to thrive.

He documents the stories of his grandfather and eight other World War II veterans from his hometown. Fellow McGuffey High School graduates Tanya Allum and Rudy Bergles co-directed the project, which includes footage of veterans visiting the World War II Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.

It will screen at 6 p.m. Thursday in Massey Theater, with a 5:30 p.m. reception. It is free and open to the public. The program will include the presentation of the colors, along with a display of war memorabilia and performance of the song "Fallen Heroes" by Joe Patrick and Alli Gillis.

Kal Penn, the actor most famous for co-starring in "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" but earning new respect for his turn in "The Namesake," will be a guest instructor at University of Pennsylvania next year.

He will teach two undergraduate courses in spring semester 2008 tentatively called "Images of Asian Americans in the Media" and "Contemporary American Teen Films."

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