Oct 22 2009
Living Dead Festival
LIVING DEAD FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 30 - 31, 2009
Evans City, Pennsylvania
The “Living Dead Festival” celebrates Night of the Living Dead with screening, guests rom the film and gala. Organized by crew member Gary Streiner, it takes place in Evans City, Butler County, where the bulk of the original film was shot. It will be held Oct. 30 and 31, and features screenings of “Living Dead” and other films, memorabilia, and as many as 13 original members of the cast — zombies and otherwise.
“Night of the Living Dead” was a landmark of independent cinema, and was a major inspiration for many independent filmmakers that came after. Do-it-yourself filmmaking far outside the Hollywood system was not at all common at the time.
The low-budget, locally made nature of the film actually made it scarier — a slick Hollywood product would have looked completely different.
Teaser Video from Terry Gindele, cast member of Night Of The Living Dead
For more information - http://www.thelivingdeadfest.com
