Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead (promoted as George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead) is a 2007 American found footage horror film written and directed by George A. Romero. Although independently produced, it was distributed theatrically by The Weinstein Company and was released in cinemas on February 15, 2008 and on DVD by Dimension Extreme and Genius Products on May 20, 2008.
Plot
Film footage from a news crew shows a story about an immigrant man killing his wife and son before committing suicide. The son and wife turn into zombies and kill several medical personnel and police officers, but leave one medic and a reporter bitten before being killed. The narrator, Debra, explains that most of the footage, which was recorded by the cameraman, was never broadcast.
More details
| author | George A. Romero |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Pennsylvania |
| director | George A. Romero |
| editor | Michael Doherty |
| genre | horror |
| keywords | amish attack blogger bow and arrow bury camp deaf different national guardsmen film film studies force horror film hunting party infect kill mansion mass murder national guard national guard of the united states pennsylvania state trooper pick up police officer record rescue shoot state trooper strand survival of the dead swimming pool the national their way travel university of pittsburgh west virginia |
| musicBy | Norman Orenstein |
| producer | Ara Katz Art Spigel Peter Grunwald Sam Englebardt |
| productionCompany | Artfire Films Romero-Grunwald Productions |
| publisher | Third Rail Releasing |
| recordedAt | Toronto |
| theme | camcorder independent mockumentary |