44 min / narrative / 2006 / USA
filmmaker: Anthony Di Salvo
A documentary film crew captures the behind the scenes happenings during the making of a vampire film. Reality and fiction become blurred as the seven actors with developmental disabilities lose themselves in their roles.
This video was made through Sproutflix Productions. The first ten participants (people with developmental disabilities) that signed on for the filmmaking trip were added to the cast along with two actors without disabilities.
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