In George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead, fiction turns into reality for a group of film students who set out to shoot a low-budget horror flick in the woods of Pennsylvania. When the dead come to life before their eyes, director Jason Creed decides to capture these startling events with his camera, even as members of his cast and crew become prey to the increasing army of walking corpses that surround them. Mainstream media coverage of this plague is manipulated and unreliable, so the only way to get the real story out to the public is by posting raw footage on the Internet. As the group make their way back home in an old Winnebago, they are met with death at every turn, and the realization sets in that the only remaining audience for Jason’s film may be the same undead subjects he is risking his life to document.

Widely regarded as the master of all things zombie, George A. Romero reinvents his legendary contribution to the horror film zeitgeist with this entirely new take on undead culture. Romero’s fifth zombie film never violates the rules of the undead that he created nearly four decades ago with his landmark film Night of the Living Dead--he stays true to his roots, solidifying his place as a true “gore auteur” of the genre.

George A. Romero - Writer/director George A. Romero is considered the father of the modern horror film. His first feature, Night of the Living Dead (1968), redefined the genre, with explicit violence and a satirical view of American society. Romero made several other low-budget films before solidifying his reputation with two films: Martin (1978), and Dawn of the Dead (1979). Romero is also the director of Knightriders (1981), Creepshow (1982), and 1985's Day of the Dead, the third in his zombie saga.

Screenings:

Fri. January 18, 11:30pm, Library Center Theatre, Park City
Tue. January 22, 9:00pm, Tower Theatre, SLC
Sat. January 26, 11:30pm, Holiday Village Cinema II, Park City
Sun. January 27, 10:00am, Holiday Village Cinema I, Park City

Liz Biber
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