‘Night of the Living Dead’, film forum for students, this Friday, October 13 in the MAAC

In 1968 the American film director, screenwriter and actor appeared George A. Romero presented his film The night of the living dead, shot in black and white and focused on a group of corpses that come back to life with violent and cannibalistic tendencies. The film will be shown next Friday, October 13 at 10:20 am in the hall of the Anthropological and Contemporary Art Museum (MAAC, Malecón and Loja).

After the performance there is a cinema forum, directed by communicator and writer Carlos Cordovez, who explains it Although the word zombie does not appear in the film, it is one of the best known of this subgenre and the inspiration for many other films and video games.

He first saw her at the age of 12, as part of a strategy to make her lose her fear of the dark. “From that moment on I became passionate about horror. My first impression with Night of the Living Dead It was a surprise. It was the first black and white film I had seen. I was struck by its simplicity. It didn’t take that many elements to grab attention. “I haven’t seen the color remake, but I have seen the other films Romero directed.”

Cordovez points out that the film will also spark conversations with the audience about leadership, dealing with emotions in crisis situations and how to interact with the public. It is an event that is mainly aimed at students, but is also open to the public. The suggested age to participate is 14 years and older.