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Imperial Provisor Frombald
The true story of a Serbian clerk who became embroiled in the world's first vampire hysteria.
Overview
The true story of Imperial Provisor Frombald, a very composed and efficient administrator who is asked to travel deep into the Serbian countryside to resolve a spot of eighteenth-century vampire hysteria that leaves him feeling nothing less than a little hysterical himself.
Hand-carved rubber stamps printed directly onto 35m film.
Commissioned by Animate Projects for Channel 4βs Random Acts.
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