Dec 20, 2010

Prodigal son returns to Saskatoon to shoot Zombie film


Paul Kell, the Saskatoon raised, now Los Angeles based director returns to Saskatoon for Christmas to visit his family and… shoot ZOMBIE!, a short film he wrote and is directing.

Saskatoon will be getting a taste of Hollywood as Kell teams up with local producers, Hulo Films and Thetawaves Media Arts to shoot his film on Dec. 21 and 22. The film has been cast with all Saskatoon based actors and crew, giving Kell a sense of the local film talent as he continually scouts the globe for locations to shoot his next feature film.

“I'm proud of my prairie roots and coming back to splatter the pretty prairie snow with Zombie brains, ignites my Christmas spirit in a very special way.” said Paul Kell, the critical acclaimed director of 5 Sides of a Coin and the Gemini nominated documentary series Webdreams.

“It‟s a pleasure to have Paul (and his sense of Christmas spirit) in town, bringing our film community together one last time before the year ends,” said Hulo Films producer Stephen Huszar.

ZOMBIE! is a mock-reality TV show documenting the daily routine of a young Zombie named Jim Turner. Jim is one of many Zombies living amongst us, a marginalized group hungry for equality… and head cheese. Jim's personal crusade is to dispel Zombie stereotypes and give a voice to those previously assumed to be goop drooling mutes.

Check out the trailer for Kell's 5 Sides of a Coin.