In production
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Directed by
Mo Scarpelli
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Written by
Mo Scarpelli
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Production
Alessandro Amato & Luigi Chimienti – dispàrte
A Song That Slays
Mo Scarpelli
Mo Scarpelli took part in LIM | Less is More workshop in 2021 for the development of the feature film « A Song That Slays ».
Synposis
Chesang, 13, asks the yomöt — the god of the wind — for help escaping marriage arranged to an old man. It sends her to find a secret flower that is full of poison, for her to use however she chooses. « A Song That Slays » is a tragedy based on the legend of a young girl who uses the mystery of nature to overcome the violence of man.
Selections
- Berlinale Talents Script Station (2022)
- Locarno Allliance 4 Development Forum (2022)
- When East Meets West CoProduction Forum (2022)
- Thessaloniki Agora Film Meetings (2021)
- Novos Cinemas #Lab (2020)
Prize
- EWA Prize (development) at WEMW 2022
Intentions
A SONG THAT SLAYS is a tragedy set among the pokot nomadic community of western Kenya, based on the myth of a young girl who ate a pink poison flower to escape her marriage arranged to an old man. When she died, she disappeared with the yomöt, the god of the wind, to live between life and death – belonging to no one, finally free of her obligation to her tribe, and of her own fears for her body. This film is an ode to girls who choose to face their own destinies in a world which doubts or fears their power. The story is set in this particular society so as to hold a mirror to all societies which inflict similar pains upon themselves. Tragedy is an unapologetic genre. my aim with this one is to confront taboos and ready-made narratives about women as perpetual victims, while exploring the violence and bravery inside of us, too.
