Film by Ave Maria Resident Shown at Several Festivals

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Published on Wednesday, 04 November 2009 16:24

Ave Maria resident Tony Schweikle and his wife, Phyllis Alden, will be heading to Bari, Italy, for the Levante International Film Festival where Mr. Schweikle's  documentary Barbarossa and the Tower of Italy will be screened later this month.

The film focuses on the thousands of towers, or torres, that were built along the Italian coast to defend against the Saracen pirates. A previous Ave Herald story on the film can be found here.

At the Levante festival, the film will be shown Nov. 13 in a medieval fortress, Fortino San Antonio (left).

The documentary was also selected for screenings at the Black Swamp International Film Festival in Toledo, OH, and the Ispani, Italy, Festival of Cinema.

A trailer and more information about the film can be found here.

Mr. Schweikle and his wife plan to return to Ave Maria in December.