The Zombie Film Line Up for 2013:
12 hours, 6 features... All Zombie...
Our films so far are...
The Battery (2013) US
Director: Jeremy Gardner. Starring: Jeremy Gardner and Adam Cronheim.
In a land ravaged by the undead, Ben and Mickey must learn to survive each other. The personalities of two former baseball players clash as they traverse the rural back roads of a post-plague New England teeming with the undead.
Two former baseball players, Ben (Jeremy Gardner) and Mickey (Adam Cronheim), cut an aimless path across a desolate New England. They stick to the back roads and forests to steer clear of the shambling corpses that patrol the once bustling cities and towns. In order to survive, they must overcome the stark differences in each other's personalities—Ben embraces an increasingly feral, lawless, and nomadic lifestyle—while Mickey is unable to accept the harsh realities of the new world. Mickey refuses to engage in Ben's violent games and longs for the creature comforts he once took for granted. A bed, a girl, and a safe place to live. When the men intercept a radio transmission from a seemingly thriving, protected community, Mickey will stop at nothing to find it, even though it is made perfectly clear that he is not welcome.
The Battery was shot in the span of two weeks. For most of those two weeks, the crew consisted of only 6 people: Jeremy Gardner (director/writer/actor), Adam Cronheim (actor/producer), Christian Stella (director of photography), Nick Bohun (sound recordist), Elise Stella ( production manager), and Kelly McQuade (makeup/art director). http://watch.thebatterymovie.com/
METELETSA: Winter of the Dead (2012) Russia
Director: Nikolai Pigarev . Starring: Mikhail Borzenkov , Tatyana Zhevnova , Aleksandr Abramovich
Russian Winter is a terrible thing... especially if it arrives in mid-July. "Along the street a snowstorm sweeps, behind the snowstorm ... something ghastly creeps!" Konstantin - a Moscow journalist, hides from the onslaught with the daughter of a local tycoon in a hardware store. Captain Igor Knyazev kranks up the only working tank, whilst his lover, Dasha is running away from her angry husband, who has learned of the pair's betrayal, and wants revenge, regardless of the weather...
Faced with horrifyingly gripping news material, a dedicated cameraman, Vlad, captures the strange events on video as priest Father Michael gets out his trusty axe ... Out amidst the icy storm, something raises its hideous head - Russian zombies - senseless and merciless! http://winterofthedead.com/
FIRST UK FESTIVAL SCREENING
Zombie Hood (2013) UK
Director: Steve Best. Starring: Edward Nudd , Jade Blocksidge , Tom Murton.
Zombie Hood begins on the eve of a worldwide zombie outbreak with a small group of survivors escaping the city. After gathering in a nearby forest and with food being in short supply, the survivors must risk visiting populated areas in an effort to avoid starvation. With a child and an elderly man in tow and with the undead waiting at every turn, the group attempt to put aside their differences as they battle to survive a nightmare scenario.
Zombie Hood began pre-production in 2010, which involved putting a crew together and casting the actors. Filming began during January 2011 and was completed during August 2012 and left post production in January 2013. While the majority of scenes were shot in the Nottingham area, some were also filmed in Mansfield, Derby and a few other local areas. http://st3518.wix.com/zombiehood#!home/mainPage
WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING!
Wasteland (2013) UK
Director: Tom Wadlow. Starring: Shameer Seepersand, Jessica Messenger, Mark Drake .
The world has been reduced to a Wasteland, where survivors of a deadly virus that has turned people into the walking dead try and hide and keep a low profile, while carving out a living by scavenging for useful items left over from the previous world. We find Scott Miller, alone and waiting for his beloved Beth to return from London where she went in search of her family. Scott is still clinging to hope that there is a chance that the world can return to its previous state. That faith is continually shaken by events in this wild and dangerous world until Scott is forced to face his fears and decide whether he is to stay where he is or seek other survivors.
Early 2011, after premiering the short comedy Shelf Stackers, director Tom Wadlow wanted to create something bigger and more challenging; Tom wanted to make a feature film. He had an idea to create a Zombie movie in the classic ‘Romero' style. He turned to writer Tommy Draper and along with Sophie Black they started to develop ideas and themes to tell the tale of Scott; a lonely survivor battling life in a world infected by Zombies. The screenplay was crafted until everyone involved with the project was happy that they were making something unique and interesting. A teaser trailer was filmed which was very well received on the internet and gave a good taste of how Wasteland would be. In early 2012 filming began with Shameer Seepersand taking the lead role of Scott. In November Wastelands world premiere screening comes to the UK Festival of Zombie Culture. Click for the Official Website...
BATTLE OF THE DAMNED (2013) USA/Singapore
Director: Christopher Hatton. Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Melanie Zanetti, Matt Doran, David Field
On the outskirts of civilization, a remote test facility lays ruin following a catastrophic security breach. All that remains is a handful of survivors, their small armory of weapons, and a fleet of the infected. The breach lead to a viral outbreak that left hundreds dead or mutated. Now the infected walk the land, stalking the few that stayed alive.
Led by private military operative Max Gatling (Dolph Lundgren, “The Expendables,” “Universal Soldier”), our heroes have learned to fight against the infected, in hopes that rescue will soon come from the outside world. What they weren't expecting, though, was the emergence of another deadly threat. The breach also gave way to the escape of a band of malfunctioning prototype robots. Armed and incredibly dangerous, the robots could either be an indomitable force... or an unexpected ally in their battle against the infected masses.
Stalled (2013) UK
Director: Christian James. Starring: Dan Palmer, Antonia Bernath, Tamaryn Payne.
It's Christmas Eve. A down-on-his-luck janitor is cleaning cubicle in an office block. Unfortunately for this forlorn floor-sweeper, he becomes trapped in the washroom the very second a zombie outbreak occurs. Will he be able to hit the emergency alarm with severed fingers and a catapult bra? Has he met his Waterloo? Will he just go potty? Or will he simply remain…STALLED?
Consistently hilarious, brilliantly executed, cleverly constructed and visually imaginative, director Christian James' remarkable comedy horror is THE EVIL DEAD meets PHONE BOOTH in a toilet. For in a zombie apocalypse no one can hear you strain - or gives a ****. http://www.stalledmovie.com/
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