A mummy wakes up cranky in a Tuscan church and nobody's ready for it.
Tuscany, 1890. In the woods near a village, a mummy is found in the trunk of a tree. The priest has the brilliant idea of passing it off as the relic of the patron saint and takes it to the church, announcing a solemn celebration. Shortly before the service, however, the creature awakens, revealing a completely unpredictable nature.
Direction
Five directors somehow make one coherent fever dream.
Production
DIY animation that looks like a cursed illuminated manuscript.
Writing
The most unhinged parish council meeting ever committed to film.
Director
Giovanna Lopalco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Five directors sharing credit suggests this began as an anthology or collective project, common in Italian experimental animation circles of the late 2000s.
The film satirizes Italy's complicated relationship with Catholic spectacle—relic worship, patron saints, and the performative piety of small-town feste.
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