The short film about Venerable Augustine Tolton will highlight a night of film and music near Nashville this Wednesday. “Across” dramatizes the true story of a 9-year-old boy who attempts to escape slavery in Missouri during the Civil War. It’s the first part of a feature film in development with Bolder Pictures. Tolton was first black priest in the United States, and is a candidate to become the first African-American canonized saint.
The event will be held at Hyatt House in Franklin, just south of Nashville, Tennessee at 6:00pm on April 6. Hosted by Franklin International Independent Film Festival, the “Movie Night” is the 2nd in a series of monthly events leading up to FIIFF’s festival this fall. Mary Beth Anthony, who wrote and recorded the film’s theme song will perform before the screening. Two other short films from local producers will also be shown. The event is free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to RSVP on the Facebook Event Page.
Mary Beth Anthony
