Plague Ritual at Capannelle

Date: 2021

The video is inspired by an ancient Neapolitan custom during the dark days of the plague. The film captures the moment when the doctor, in a symbolic gesture, offers his prayers to a skull, as a sign of good fortune for the epidemic to depart from the city of Naples.

The study of the various components of the short film is focused on creating a gloomy and somber atmosphere, aiming to accurately reflect the historical period of the plague.

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