In France's Third Republic, secularism was, for its adherents, a new faith, a civic religion founded on a rabid belief in progress & the Enlightenment conviction that men (and women) could remake their world. & yet with all of its pragmatic smoothing over of the supernatural edges of Catholicism, the Third Republic engendered its own... ...

Director Marc Price's British zombie horror, made on a micro-budget of 45 pounds, told from the zombie's perspective. Alastair Kirton stars as Colin, a young man who joins the ranks of the living dead after being attacked by a zombie. Through his encounters with objects, places & people, the film shows who Colin was &, more pertinently, what he has now become. Although more thoughtful than most zombie films, there's still plenty of gruesome shocks on offer, & this small, independent effort was a big hit at 2009's Frightfest film festival. ...

Director Marc Price's British zombie horror, made on a micro-budget of 45 pounds, told from the zombie's perspective. Alastair Kirton stars as Colin, a young man who joins the ranks of the living dead after being attacked by a zombie. Through his encounters with objects, places & people, the film shows who Colin was &, more pertinently, what he has now become. Although more thoughtful than most zombie films, there's still plenty of gruesome shocks on offer, & this small, independent effort was a big hit at 2009's Frightfest film festival. ...