Zombie movie doc 'a thank you to Haiti' says director

Zombie movie doc 'a thank you to Haiti' says director

Maya Annick Bedward discusses her documentary "Black Zombie," in theaters Friday, which traces zombie fiction to its roots in Haiti and Vodou.

Interview: Maya Annik Bedward's BLACK ZOMBIE Takes Vodou Back

The award-winning director talks excavating the history of the zombie monster in Haiti.

Interview: Discussing the Origins of the Zombie with BLACK ZOMBIE’s Maya Annik Bedward

Black Zombie is a must-watch documentary for horror fans. Zombies have been a part of pop culture so long that many people don't know the origin of the zombie and how much our view of zombies has changed through decades of fictional depictions. Filmmaker Maya Annik Bedward does an excellent job of guiding viewers through a time before zombies and flesh-eaters were considered the same thing by most people, bringing Haitian culture, history, and s…

'Black Zombie' Interview: Director Maya Annik Bedward

Opening in select theaters on September 11th is the new documentary 'Black Zombie' from director Maya Annik Bedward , which profiles the roots of zombie mythology in Haitian Vodou and explores its evolution from a metaphor for slavery into a trope of fiction that has distorted Black history. The documentary features new interviews with 'Dawn of the Dead' actor Tom Savini and Slash from Guns N' Roses, as well as scenes from films like 'White Zomb…