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Patton Oswalt Produces Nosferatu Hunt Documentary, Free Online Release

5/13/2026

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Patton Oswalt became executive producer of Alexandre O. Philippe’s documentary *In Search of Nosferatu* at Cannes.
Principal photography began this month as Philippe and archivist Lauren Newport-Quinn hunt for prints of Murnau’s 1922 *Nosferatu* from Edinburgh to Mexico City, Seoul and Bratislava.
Newport-Quinn’s rare synesthesia will guide a recut of the documentary with a brand-new score.
All located prints will be scanned and released on a free, publicly accessible online portal.

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Story summary

Patton Oswalt became executive producer of Alexandre O. Philippe’s documentary *In Search of Nosferatu* at Cannes.
Principal photography began this month as Philippe and archivist Lauren Newport-Quinn hunt for prints of Murnau’s 1922 *Nosferatu* from Edinburgh to Mexico City, Seoul and Bratislava.
Newport-Quinn’s rare synesthesia will guide a recut of the documentary with a brand-new score.
All located prints will be scanned and released on a free, publicly accessible online portal.