The Heptameron

2020, 20 minutes

A surreal dinner party sets the scene for a young woman to reckon with her murderous actions and her love for another woman.

​The Heptameron is a loose adaptation of Giovanni Boccaccio's seminal 1353 work, The Decameron, following a group of party guests telling stories to distract themselves from the plague gripping their home town. We've retained Boccaccio's gossipy, salacious tone and celebration of Italian culture, but modernised the story to focus on Fiametta (Rachel Browne), as she navigates a world of uncertain alliances, burgeoning sexual freedom and Catholic guilt. The Heptameron is currently in production, shooting onsite at Villa Godi Malinverni, a UNESCO world heritage site in Northern Italy, and is aiming for a film festival release in Q3 2020: you can follow along with the story on our social media channels. ​ For corporate enquiries, please email Nicholas Hulbert].

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