‘He is indeed an American hero,’ says Leonardo Defilippis. ‘Father Tolton’s life and message of forgiveness, healing and unity is so needed right now.’
The team at St. Luke Productions has been bringing stories of saints and the faith to audiences through various media for many years.
The troupe’s latest effort is Tolton: From Slave to Priest, the film version of its live multimedia play of the same title that has been presented in 32 states and seen by more than 75,000 people that tells the life story of Venerable Augustus Tolton. The film played in Father Tolton’s hometown of Qunicy, Illinois, on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
The film joins other offerings, evangelizing through entertainment, including Maximilian: Saint of Auschwitz, Thérèse, St. Francis: Troubador of God’s Peace, and The Passion According to St. Luke, among the eight productions that have appeared on EWTN, plus Our Lady of Guadalupe Rosary.
Tolton director Leonardo Defilippis, the founder of St. Luke Productions, who also co-wrote the script with his wife Patti Defilippis, shared some thoughts with the Register about this latest movie presenting the story of Venerable Augustus in dramatic form, including his birthplace, “Brush Creek, Missouri, where Tolton was a slave.”
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