‘Zombie Girl: The Movie’ Set For November DVD Release
by Marc Patterson
R2 Films, distributor of such horror classics as Killer Biker Chicks and They Must Eat (okay that was a bit offside) has picked up distribution rights to Zombie Girl: The Movie and is set to give it a November release. No specific date beyond “November” has been given yet.
I can’t believe that it was over a year ago that I first saw and celebrated one of the most endearing, and totally NOT horror movies on this site. No, Zombie Girl: The Movie is not a zombie movie, but it’s likely to be one of the most loved films you’ll see this year.
From my review: Austin tween Emily Hagins is a movie junkie, and she wants to make a zombie film. Hagins is the kind of girl you don’t see too often. She takes in 3-4 films a week at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, many of which are films you wouldn’t expect to see a young kid at. She dreams of zombies. But she’s not an oddball social outcast, drabbed in black, listening to morbid goth music. She looks like any other 12 year old girl, but with a streak of high ambition. When she decides to write and direct a full feature length film she attracts the attention of the local media, national film critic Harry Knowles (Ain’t it Cool News) and documentary filmmakers who track her two year journey of up’s and down’s as she struggles to realize her vision. Along with Emily is her devoted mother, who sacrifices much of her personal life to see the dreams of her daughter brought to life. Zombie Girl: The Movie is the definitive “behind the scene” chronicle that follows the journey of this young horror hound from pre-production to her premiere, as she balances school, her mothers work schedule, and her own personal life to see her feature film get made and in front of an audience.
At this point Emily is nearing the end of her high school years. (No kidding). Just a case in point to the amount of time it takes to make a film, run it through the festival circuits before securing a distribution deal. But at least we’re getting to see the film now!
According to R2 Films, the DVD of Zombie Girl: The Movie will also include Emily’s feature film Pathogen, which will be a nice added feature. Other extras will include a Q&A at the Pathogen Premiere, Interview on Emily’s second feature The Retelling, an interview with Emily for her third (yes third) film, and the original movie trailer.
You can read our full review here.
