Original Sin – The Seven Sins

Original Sin – The Seven Sins
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Amy Tinkham
Written by	Amy Tinkham
Produced by	Amy Tinkham Giles Martin Allison Calleri Selena Moshell
Cinematography	Scotty Nguyen Wyatt Stromer
Edited by	Scotty Nguyen Wyatt Stromer
Music by	INXS
Distributed by	Veeps
Release date	July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)
Running time	27 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Original Sin – The Seven Sins is a 2021 short film directed by Amy Tinkham and inspired by Dante Alighieri's Inferno. The film stars Autumn Miller and Trevor Jackson and is intertwined with the music of INXS. The film was only available for 48 hours from 16 July on the Veeps platform.[1][2]

Background and release

The film is a project spearheaded by INXS mentor and manager Christopher Murphy.[3] Murphy told Amy Tinkham to "take the catalogue and make a show out of it, and let the music tell you what to do" and for Amy Tinkham, "Devil Inside" was the starting point.[1]

The film is an adaption of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th century poem Inferno and the spiritual journey via the seven sins of purgatory — pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony and lust. It is seen through the eyes of broken-hearted Jane who starts her quest while isolated during last year's pandemic, to reach hope and identity.[1]

Tinkham said many of the scenes were shot in one take, added the project was meant to be a live show, and one day it will be "with all the acting and dancing, but on a bigger scale".[1]

Tinkham said "This has been a labor of love in every way that one can call something a labor of love, because I have done something I think that is really special and it is also in a way my thank you and my love letter to Chris Murphy and to INXS."[2] Murphy died on 16 January 2021, aged 66.[4]

Cast

• Autumn Miller as Jane
• Trevor Jackson as Boy X
• Fabrice Calmels as The Angel
• Wyatt Stromer as The Ex-boyfriend

Soundtrack

Original Sin – The Seven Sins
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	16 July 2021

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Drum Opera" (performed by Jon Farriss)	Jon Farriss	3:11
2.	"Let it Ride" (performed by INXS)	Andrew Farriss Michael Hutchence	3:45
3.	"Kill the Pain" (performed by Ida Redig)	Farriss Hutchence	3:01
4.	"Never Tear Us Apart" (performed by Global Network & Sophia Amato)	Farriss Hutchence	3:52
5.	"Mediate" (performed by Tricky & INXS)	Farriss Hutchence	4:10
6.	"Suicide Blonde" (performed by George Alice)	Farriss Hutchence	2:31
7.	"Mystify" (performed by Loane & INXS)	Farriss Hutchence	5:52
8.	"What You Need" (performed by Wyatt Stromer & Eric Stromer)	Farriss Hutchence	2:16
9.	"Spill the Wine" (performed by Michael Hutchence)	Charles Miller Howard E. Scott B.B. Dickerson Lonnie Jordan Harold Ray Brown Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen Lee Oskar Eric Burdon	3:37
10.	"Taste It" (performed by Ida Redig)	Farriss Hutchence	4:40
11.	"Don't Change" (performed by Vimala & Aden Jaron)		2:56
12.	"Need You Tonight" (performed by Trevor Jackson & Wyatt Stromer)	Farriss Hutchence	2:13
13.	"New Sensation" (performed by Alterboy)	Farriss Hutchence	3:32

References

1. Eliezer, Christie (July 9, 2021). "INXS classics reimagined for Seven Sins short film". The Music Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
2. Brandle, Lars (July 9, 2021). "INXS' Original Sin Short Film and Soundtrack Coming Soon". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
3. Brandle, Lars (July 9, 2021). "Chris Murphy's Final INXS project Original Sin set for release". theindustryobserver. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
4. "Chris 'CM' Murphy, longtime manager of INXS, dies aged 66". The Guardian (via Australian Associated Press). January 16, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

External links

• Original Sin – The Seven Sins at IMDb