Up for Air / Decameron The first feature length film produced by ODC, Up for Air / Decameron was created just as the country was anticipating an end to the pandemic, a year and a half after its stage premiere was scuttled by the shut down. Inspired by Giovanni Bocaccio’s 14th century novel, The Decameron narrates the story of ten young Florentines who flee the Black Plague that was devastating Europe. They take over an abandoned garden on the outskirts of town and pass the time telling ribald, touching, humorous tales of love. Directed by Brenda Way and produced by Kellee McQuinn with cinematography by Jonathan Hall, the gorgeously filmed Up for Air / Decameron chronicles similarly diverse notions of contemporary love choreographed by ODC’s four choreographers (Brenda Way, Kate Weare, KT Nelson, Kimi Okada) and danced by ten dynamic performers sequestered together in the sanctuary of an imaginary garden. Felicitously, the filming took place the very week California lifted its restrictions. The Making of... Three weeks, 28 filmmaking professionals, 4 choreographers, 10 dancers, and a documentarian all take part in the tumultuous creative process of making a full length film. Hear from the artists and the creative team as they venture into uncharted territory. See the physical chaos that yields Up For Air / Decameron’s exquisite images. Follow the process and share in the thinking and feelings of the cast and crew as they work to create a memorable film and simultaneously deal with Covid constraints that threaten to dampen creativity or close down the project altogether.