Zombie Farm (2009)

Director:

Ricardo Islas

Writer:

Ricardo Islas (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Some Things Are Worse Than Death

Plot:

A voodoo priestess raises a zombie horde to exact her personal revenge. |

Plot Keywords:

Zombie Attack | Flesh Eating Zombie | Zombie | Brazilian Voodoo | Two Word Title

Cast

Adriana Cataño	...	Pilar Franco
Nadia Rowinsky	...	Mana Luna
Khotan	...	Antonio
Monika Munoz	...	Ana Maria
Roberto Montesinos	...	Roque
Eduardo Ibarrola	...	Senor Augustin
Mariana Da Silva	...	Sonia (as Mariana Rivieri)
Nair Kuzmik	...	Ligia
Eric Le	...	Asian Zombie
Eugene Kwarteng	...	Zombie for Mama Luna
Robbie Bush	...	TV Executive
Karla Garcia	...	Reporter
Kenneth 'Cumbo' Taylor	...	Man with Tarzan Hat
Mark Buford	...	Bus Driver
Gloria Breaux	...	Dona Angela
Carl Cox	...	Grandson
Rubens Mesa	...	Forencic Scientist
Ricardo Islas	...	Senior
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rosa Isela Frausto	...	Abused woman 3
Yvonne Nieves	...	Abused woman 2
Radica Radovic	...	Abused woman 1

Directed by
Ricardo Islas

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ricardo Islas		writer

Produced by
Patrick Shawn Bennett	....	associate producer
Bas Boon	....	co-producer
Brian DeHart	....	executive producer
Stacey Fabre	....	executive producer
Casey Hoyt	....	co-executive producer
Frederico Lapenda	....	producer
Mark LeBlanc	....	associate producer
Sanzio Machado	....	executive producer
Blaine McManus	....	producer
Jonathan Sebastien	....	executive producer
Tadpole Triplett	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Aritz Villodas		(original music by)

Cinematography by
Christian Herrera		(director of photography)

Casting by
Claudia Rivieri

Production Design by
Brian Michael Crutchfield

Art Direction by
Virginia Fuselier

Set Decoration by
Michelle Marie LeBlanc

Costume Design by
Tracey Dundas

Makeup Department
Nicole Gaudin	....	hair stylist
Lauren Thomas	....	key makeup artist
Terree' Tisdale-Kwarteng	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Dawn LeFever	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jennalee Rhodes	....	first assistant director
David S. White	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Stuart Alexander	....	boom operator
Robert C. Bigelow	....	sound designer (as Robert Bigelow)
Robert C. Bigelow	....	supervising sound editor (as Robert Bigelow)
John Kupsa	....	boom operator
Mark LeBlanc	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Kris Kelley	....	visual effects supervisor
David Pellenz	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Danny Cosmo	....	stunt performer
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Ryan Barfoot	....	first assistant camera
Armando Colunga	....	best boy electric
Oswald Colunga	....	gaffer
Christian Herrera	....	camera operator: a
Clint Moran	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Justin Moran-Duquette	....	first assistant camera (as Justin Moran-duquette)
J.B. Rutagarama	....	director of photography: second unit
J.B. Rutagarama	....	steadicam operator
Kevin Senegal	....	grip
Marcus Varnado	....	best boy electric

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Soto	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Joseph Langdale	....	post-production supervisor
David Pellenz	....	additional editor

Other crew
Cate Cundiff	....	assistant production coordinator
Karla Garcia	....	script supervisor
Karla Garcia	....	talent liaison
Brandon Lohstreter	....	script supervisor
Lantian Xie	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Maxim Entertainment
• Paradigm Pictures

Distributors

• Maya Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Films In Motion

Other Companies

• Films In Motion  post-production

Also Known As:

"La granja de los zombies" - USA (DVD title)

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Maxim Entertainment

Trivia:

Filmed in both English and Spanish language versions.

Movie Connections:

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Soundtrack:

Amnesia Lover

A Racial Drama Disguised as a Horror Film

Desperate to end her husband's domestic abuse, a young woman seeks asylum fro ma local voodoo priestess. When warned that her husband may "change" if given a special potion, the abused wife is relieved. But waking up in bed next to a zombie isn't exactly the transformation she was hoping for!

The film opens panning over the waters of Louisiana with some light guitar playing in a Spanish style. The film is definitely of a Hispanic or Latino flavor, with the cast and crew being of that background. And I hate to lump Latino films into one group, but they have not fared well -- even the ones that featured known actors, like "Day of the Dead", were pretty awful. I have not seen a good film from the Hispanic community since the films of Alejandro Jodorowsky.

Perhaps you're wondering why the film took two years to be released? Or why it is named the same as a 2007 film, which was also overlooked by most people. I do not have those answers... you would have to ask the writer and director, Ricardo Islas.

I am not going to lie. I opened my mail, found this film, and immediately groaned. One, zombies are overdone. I do not need more zombie films. Two, I have not heard of a single cast or crew member associated with this film, so I had no base to work from. And three, it came from Maya Entertainment, which I have no idea what that is. So my expectations were about as low as they could possible be. And, luckily, it was better than those expectations.

The film tries to make social commentary by mentioning pedophile priests and Homeland Security tearing families apart (their words, not mine). There is talk of Marines invading Panama and raping the women, and how those babies (brown with blue eyes) are an improvement of the race. What the heck? These commentaries are just so haphazard, thrown in without cause. Maybe to stir people up, but for no reason I can tell.

As for the zombies, well, they come from a voodoo priestess (who is Hispanic, not Caribbean, but does live in Louisiana). And they do not show up until a good while into the film. This is a family drama about domestic abuse... the zombie aspect of the story is just sort of thrown in, and I am not sure why. If there is supposed to be a subtle satire, they lost it on me.

It sounds like I am bashing the film, and I am. Yet, you will see I gave it a decent rating. Here is why: although it is not really a horror film, but a drama about race and abuse with some horror elements, it is decent, and probably a good film if you go in with the right mindset. I think horror fans will be mislead and disappointed, but the Latino community may identify with it... I, unfortunately, am not part of that community and can only speculate.