Black Zombie
A journey through cinema and history reveals how zombies evolved from Haitian spiritual traditions into Hollywood horror, exploring their deeper cultural significance as powerful symbols of resilience.
Thank you to our screening partners: Kontan Studios and Woy Magazine.
Screenings
Directors Spotlight
Maya Annik Bedward
Director
Maya is an Afro-Caribbean-Canadian filmmaker whose work blends history, resistance, and pop culture through bold, genre-bending storytelling. Her work has screened at festivals including SXSW, TIFF, Hot Docs, BlackStar, and the New Orleans Film Festival. Her credits include The Haircut (2018), Why We Fight (2021), LIDO TV (2022), BLK: An Origin Story (2022), and Farm Crime (2023). She received Canadian Screen Award nominations for her directing work on LIDO TV and Farm Crime, and won a Canadian Screen Award for producing work on Patty vs. Patty. Maya is a founding member of the Black Screen Office, championing stories that centre Black creativity and power.
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 90 minutes
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- English, French, Haitian Creole
- Director
- Maya Annik Bedward
- Screenwriter
- Maya Annik Bedward
- Producers
- Maya Annik Bedward, Hannah Donegan, Kate Fraser
- Executive Producers
- Jennifer Holness, Michael Paszt, Andrew Thomas Hunt, James Fler
- Cinematographers
- Duraid Munajim, Ricardo Diaz
- Editors
- Avrïl Jacobson, Jay Cheel, Peter Denes, Lawrence Jackman
- Composers
- Dave Arcus, Mélissa Laveaux, Lister Haussman
- Premiere
- Philadelphia