Dead Genesis (2010)

Seven months have passed since the dead took over. Many cities and states have been abandoned and left to die. Several self sufficient hunting groups have been established to take on the ... See full summary »

Director:

Reese Eveneshen

Writer:

Reese Eveneshen (story)

Stars:

Emily Alatalo, Lionel Boodlal, Colin Paradine

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emily Alatalo	...	Jillian Hurst
Lionel Boodlal	...	Fynn
Colin Paradine	...	Korvin
Erin Stuart	...	Cricket
Tom Parkinson	...	Connor
Alex Mallari Jr.	...	Mickey
Paige Albrecht	...	Sofia
Ry Barrett	...	Danny (as Ryan Barrett)
Christopher Lee Grant	...	Rafe
Jonathan Steen	...	Felix
Joe Santos	...	Jason
Nathan Hawkins	...	Navin
John Cross	...	Psycho
Deanne Goulet McCallum	...	Jade Stuart (as Deanne McCallum)
Christina Velocci	...	Kelly Alatalo

Storyline

Seven months have passed since the dead took over. Many cities and states have been abandoned and left to die. Several self sufficient hunting groups have been established to take on the threat in a war aptly referred to as the 'War on Dead'. Jillian Hurst, a former news writer and amateur documentarian, has set out to make a pro-war propaganda film to support the W.O.D. She joins up with a pack of renegade hunters known infamously to North America as 'the deadheads'. The moral dynamics and hardships of fighting in a war against the undead are told from several different perspectives.

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Taglines:

The War on Dead Begins

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

All of the actors and a majority of the crew volunteered their time and services to the production.

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Quotes

Korvin: Conserve your Goddamn ammo... And stop calling me fuckin' boss.

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Connections

Featured in Under the Scares (2010)

User Reviews

Awful and not in a good way

I saw this at the local shop and thought it looked good. First thing I noticed is the movie's look is nothing like the images on the back of the box. It is almost as if they photoshopped it to look edgier and hide the fact it looks like a very poorly made home movie.

The audio is poor. It doesn't sound right, it's not synced. Some of the voice acting (especially the barman) is painful. There just isn't anything good to say about the sound quality.

Visually the movie looks exactly like something some kid's made on a camcorder. I wouldn't mind the amateur colour and lighting. That's OK but what's really annoying is the excessively shaking of the camera. The idea behind the story is that a woman is following around some undead hunters to make a propaganda video to support the war on the dead. So it's like they want to really shove it in your face that this made on a camcorder and the camera shakes far too much. It's like they hired a drunken crackhead to film this.

The act is even worse. It's not really worth talking about. If you have a puppy and he's a bit slow in the head I would imagine he could still do a better job.

The action is non-existent. There are a couple very tame scenes at the beginning where zombies are shot. But the rest of it pretty much them sitting in what appears to be the same field (or the bar). You'll consider yourself lucky when you then get to see the very rare poorly done tame zombie shootings later in the film.

You'll see better entertainment on Youtube for free. I would thoroughly recommend forgetting this movie even exists.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 2010 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Zombie War

Filming Locations:

Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD15,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Fawn Films, Color Red Productions, Possibility Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1