Appetence

Appetence is a narrative-based short film inspired by timeless Greek tragedies, weakness, sin, and lust. Our protagonist, Saul, is a ruthless and determined private investigator, a lone wolf looking into the disappearance of a young artist named Luca. Saul follows a trail of clues leading him to the path of Procrustes and his disarming wife Circe. Knowing that he is on the scent, Saul has every sense and sensibility challenged in trying to bring this case to a close. Can Saul find somebody lost and not lose himself on the way? With Appetence, I wanted to explore the sub-genre of dark fantasy horror with my unique take on a neo-noir film. The film's tone has key elements, such as the ‘detective-eques’ aspect, crime element and femme fatale presence. The film’s language and dialogue link the stories of the past to the present and toward the future. I wanted to ease the audience into the film like our protagonist falsely settles in.