Like all filmmakers one is always looking for a good story. I immediately loved the density of Red Throne and its characters with its universal themes of reincarnation, redemption and revenge. It was immediately apparent to me that this will be no ordinary revenge horror / thriller. The script has an esoteric layer that deals with reincarnation and consciousness and this is what has drawn me to direct the movie.

Ultimately the script poses a number of fundamental questions that humans have meditated and thought about for centuries. How far will Karma go in the application of pure suffering to bring a wayward mind and its lost ego to its senses? How does the victim escape, self realize and become whole again? How much suffering can one soul endure? Does male and female Karma differ? Can an entire cosmos be destroyed by one individual’s actions? Red Throne poses all these questions and many more. It will be a movie that engages the audience and gets them thinking about life on the level of consciousness.

The female lead role of Di Di La Bas offers a unique opportunity to a young female actor. The character displays a cosmic force that will not be denied even though it is temporarily semi-caged in a delicate beautiful young female body. The role offers the chance to really explore the darker realms and motivations of the unbridled senses.

Is Di Di La Bas the Marquis de Sade? Or is the Marquis de Sade Di Di La Bas? As the movie unfolds the audience will be continuously asking themselves that question as the two facets of the same soul battle for control of the consciousness that has manifested as a highly intelligent and ravishingly beautiful girl in New York City. The esoteric origin of Di Di La Bas is the Goddess herself that De Sade disrespected. As a consequence he is sent back, reincarnated to suffer his appropriate bad Karma. The Goddess awakens him through the infinite reflections of his own ego to finally reaching a level of understanding.

The city of New York with its pre-Giuliani dark underbelly is the perfect setting for this Karmic retribution to play itself out. The city will have an isolated feel with dark nights filled with stark angular shadows. The colours will contrast with deep rich blacks. The city will be portrayed as an urban inferno inhabited by a disaffected and alienated populous that has surrendered itself to the crime and corruption brought about by industrialization and urbanization. An almost claustrophobic feeling will be evoked and the world will seem slightly off-balance.

This will contrast with look of Versailles and the scenes from La Coste that will have a more extended palette of bright vibrant colour. These two prime locations are symbolic of the two facets of the tortured soul – Di Di La Bas.