The Debridement of Rome

The Seer

The Philosopher

The Jungfrau (as Kerstin Catrin Hedström)

The Waitress

The Sad Boy (as Austin Eason)

The Cruel Boy

The director, Felix Else, though not a fan of acting, appeared in the film because he needed someone who could do convincing monologues in both American English and 15th Century Italian.

Filmed with short-ends obtained from the 16mm production of the Todd Haynes miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011).

During the exterior Manhattan scene, acclaimed actress Julianne Moore can be seen walking by in the background.

The Cruel Boy: You know how the Persians used to execute people? They'd tie you to a boat, naked, with your arms and legs sticking out, and they made you eat milk and honey until you got diarrhea, and then they took the honey and rubbed it on you so bugs would come and, like, bite you and sting you. And you'd just, like, float, with the sun beating down on you, and the boat would fill up with your shit and the bugs would lay eggs in your skin. And you'd, like, just go crazy. It took one guy seventeen days to die that way. They called it "the boats."... What are you writing?

The Jungfrau: Have you seen my dearest?

The Philosopher: Do you hear that music? It is beautiful, and it is far away.