Martin Scorsese has chosen Sicily as the location for his next docufilm on ancient shipwrecks. The famous American director, award-winning and internationally known, was inspired by a project by underwater archaeologist Lisa Briggs, professor and researcher at the University of Cranfield, in England. The documentary will be co-produced by the Department of Cultural Heritage of the Sicilian Region, by Scorsese’s “Sikelia Productions”, by Sunk Costs Productions, Chad A. Verdi and LBI Entertainment.
«We welcomed the initiative with enthusiasm – declared the councilor Francesco Paolo Scarpinato – making available all the sites, archaeological parks and museums pertaining to the department, considering the relevance of the project and the huge image return for the Sicily and its cultural heritage.”
Filming, scheduled for the summer, will involve various Sicilian locations. In addition to the Sicilian Channel, with the support of the Superintendency of the Sea for underwater filming, various locations in the Trapani area will be used.
These include the archaeological park of Selinunte, the site of Marsala-Lilibeo, the Caves of Cusa, Pantelleria, Marausa, where the “Marausa 2” wreck was recently found, the museum of the Dancing Satyr of Mazara del Vallo, the regional museum Agostino Pepoli of Trapani and the Salinas regional archaeological museum of Palermo.
Other locations chosen include the Tonnara di Favignana, the island of Mozia, Erice and, in the province of Palermo, Polizzi Generosa, the city of origin of Scorsese’s grandparents. The selection of locations is still ongoing, with the aim of including the most evocative and representative places of the ancient history of Sicily.
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