Sweet Corn Productions

Demian’s Theater & Film Roles
On the Learning Channel
“Unnatural History”

The character Nostradamus was performed by Demian for the Learning Channel as part of their “Unnatural Histories” series. This particular installment, the fourth, was called “Prophecies and Ghostly Voices” because of its focus on the supernatural. It was narrated by Mark Hamill. Nostradamus was a physician in the 1500s, who successfully healed victims of the plague. He has also been remembered because he wrote poetic verses which seemed to foretell cataclysmic events. At one point, he was hired by the Queen of France, Catherine de Medici, but offered little solace to her when he predicted horrible deaths for her children.
	Writing down the future
Entering a trance to gain knowledge of the future	Upon divining the death of Catherine’s children
Conjuring visions of the future
These images are from “Unnatural Histories” as it aired in May and August, 1998. The costume was created by Maggie Brown. The video production company was Dove/Four Point. Direction and cinematography by John Tindall, who did a superb job.