
John Claude Bemis, Out of Abaton: The Wooden Prince
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Author John Claude Bemis reimagines the classic story of Pinocchio.
In this reimagining of Pinocchio, the titular marionette finds himself locked in a trunk & delivered to a new master-a wanted criminal and alchemist named Geppetto-he is curious about everything around him. But most curious is the way Pinocchio seems to be changing from a wooden servant into a living, human boy.
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John Claude Bemis, Out of Abaton: The Wooden Prince
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
In this reimagining of Pinocchio, the titular marionette finds himself locked in a trunk & delivered to a new master-a wanted criminal and alchemist named Geppetto-he is curious about everything around him. But most curious is the way Pinocchio seems to be changing from a wooden servant into a living, human boy.
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