From the film-maker:

The message that hoarded riches are ultimately of no benefit to oneself or others is as relevant today in our materialistic culture as it was in both biblical and Teniers' times. Reading the parable that Teniers chose to illustrate, I started thinking about the particular line 'This night your soul is required of you'; what form would that take? How would someone react when faced with such an immutable absolute after a lifetime of indulgence and reliance on material wealth? I thought it was time that the greedy and covetous man of the painting received an unexpected visit from someone his fortune could neither influence nor guard against… I was really attracted to the idea of depicting the evolution of the main character as he essentially strives to escape the inescapable; from an initial display of hubris and absolute faith in money, through panic and futile flight, to final acceptance of the inevitable.

Lee Simpson

A piece inspired by David Teniers the Younger, The Covetous Man, about 1648