Rob Kuhns
Rob Kuhns
Esther Cassidy
George A. Romero, Larry Fessenden
In 1968 a young college drop-out named George A. Romero directed a low budget horror film that became an icon of the counterculture and spawned a zombie industry worth billions of dollars that continues to this day.
Birth of the Living Dead explores the making of Night of the Living Dead and shows us how this young filmmaker created a world-renowned horror film that was also a profound insight into how our society really works. Archival footage of the horrors of Vietnam and racial violence at home combined with iconic music from the 60's invites viewers to experience how Romero's tumultuous film reflected this period in American history.
2013