Francesca is a film about a young girl transitioning through life. Day by day we see her body change, while she becomes increasingly aware of herself and her new identity, which will lead her to fulfill her life's dream in an unexpected way. The final scenes reveal her entering a nunnery, swapping her Diesel denim for a habit, achieving both her own intentions and the pursuit of her faith.

The Catholic Church has a long history of rejecting and isolating people they don’t see fit. In recent years however, they showed a more progressive approach towards inclusion. As a supporter of freedom and individual expression, Diesel thinks that Christianity and gender representation shouldn’t exclude each other. After all, there are many Christian-oriented LGBTQI* groups active around the world. Inspired by the true story of Tia Pesando, the woman who’s still waiting on the approval of the Catholic Church to become a nun, in Francesca we go a step further and paint the natural image of a woman happy with finally fulfilling her life-long dream of dedicating her life to God.