THE CULT OF PURGATORY (2020)

In Naples, members of the cult of the souls of purgatory practice an ancient tradition, where they express devotion to the skulls of lost or abandoned souls in order to help them seek salvation and make their way out of purgatory. The tradition lives on underneath the city as a representation of the unusually close relationship Neapolitans have with death.

Filmed, produced & edited: Sophia Seymour & Lou Marillier

Client: Atlas Obscura

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