[phileysmiley]

<a href="http://www.pronetworks.org/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=2383" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pronetworks.org/forum/album_thumbnail.php?pic_id=2383" align="right"></a><font color="maroon">by Larry Richman </font>
<font color="gray" size="1">March 18, 2008 11:13 PM</font>

The World Premiere of <em>Dance of the Dead</em> took place on Sunday, March 9 at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival. Earlier, I posted <a href="http://www.pronetworks.org/forum/story101869.html" target="_blank">my review</a> and <a href="http://www.pronetworks.org/forum/about101927.html" target="_blank">pictures from the Q&A</a> following the screening, along with <a href="http://www.pronetworks.org/forum/story101791.html" target="_blank">a video interview</a> with lead actor Jared Kusnitz. After seeing 20 films, I chose <em>Dance of the Dead</em> as one of <a href="http://www.pronetworks.org/forum/story101896.html" target="_blank">my 3 Top Picks</a> of this year's festival.

It's a groundbreaking combination of high school mayhem and zombies -- think John Hughes meets John Carpenter meets George Romero. A big part of the film's appeal stems from the relationship between Lindsey and Jimmy (Greyson Chadwick and Jared Kusnitz). I had the great pleasure of sitting down with these two wonderful young actors to discuss <em>Dance of the Dead</em> as well as the festival experience in general.

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