Couldn’t Make It To SXSW? Here’s What Happened Before The ‘Doc Of The Dead’ Premiere!

Briefly: Just a few days ago, the Geekscape co-produced Doc of the Dead premiered at SXSW in Austin, Texas (Jonathan’s hometown) to some pretty stellar fan reactions.

Overwhelmingly positive reviews for the documentary have also been rolling in, which we’re of course very excited about. Now, most of the world hasn’t had a chance to see the documentary yet (we do sincerely thank every single person that attended the SXSW screenings), but remember that those of you in the US will get your chance on March 15th (more on that later).

We had to take some footage from SX to show all you ‘Scapists. Helping to create and craft Doc of the Dead has been an amazing privilege, and we’re so happy to see so much positivity emanating from the finished product. Take a look at the footage from the premiere below, and let us know what you’re looking forward to seeing in the full feature.

Now, US readers, the film will premiere on EPIX at 8PM Eastern on March 15th during a 24-hour zombie marathon that will also include the television premiere of last year’s much-better-than-expected World War Z. Here are the details, straight from the press release:

Premium entertainment network EPIX announced today that Doc of the Dead will premiere at the SXSW Film Festival on March 10 and on EPIX on Saturday, March 15, at 8PM ET. The feature length EPIX Original Documentary, directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, examines the rise and evolution of zombies in film, television and literature and the impact on pop culture. Many of the genre’s most influential figures are featured in the film, including the “Godfather of the zombie genre” George A. Romero (Dawn of the Dead), actors Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) and Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead), producer Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead) and acclaimed author Max Brooks (bestsellers The Zombie Survival Guide, World War Z).

 

Doc of the Dead premieres on EPIX March 15 at 8PM ET as part of an all-day Zombie-thon celebrating the full range of zombie movies from a newly re-mastered HD version of director George Romero’s seminal cult classic Night of the Living Dead, with a special introduction by Max Brooks, to the world television premiere of this summer’s blockbuster addition to the zombie movie cannon, World War Z starring Brad Pitt.

Here’s a schedule for the Zombie-thon, or more importantly, where Doc of the Dead sits on that schedule:

6:00am – Zombies of Mass Destruction
7:35am – Night of the Comet
9:15am – White Zombie
10:30am – House of the Dead 2
12:10pm – Zombies of Mass Destruction
1:45pm – Night of the Comet
3:25pm – White Zombie
4:35pm – House of the Dead 2
6:15pm – Night of the Living Dead w/Introduction by Max Brooks
8:00pm – Doc of the Dead (World TV Premiere)
9:30pm – World War Z (World TV Premiere)
11:30pm – Night of the Living Dead w/Introduction by Max Brooks
1:15am – Nightmare City
2:45am – Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
4:30am – Zombie Lake