When a film advertises that it wins awards, I’m always inclined to take notice.  I mean, come on–it’s an award winner.  Even if all it got was Best of Show at the East Podunk Film Society Festival, it’s an award nonetheless.

So tackling The Zombie left me more than a little surprised.  It ranked in the top ten at the Zombie Short Film Festival in Toronto.

Basically, here, we’ll be looking at a zombie who finds some food, and all’s going well…until something finds the zombie.

Sure, it’s simplistic–but it’s actually pretty well done, especially for some small-timers putting together a short in what amounts to someone’s garage.  I’m actually very surprised at the overall quality of the effects work.  In fact, if this were part of a larger film, it would probably be an indicator of a pretty good film to come.

The Screenhead Ten Scale gives plenty of respect to this production and hands it a seven out of ten.  Sure, it’s not very satisfying, but it’s plenty tasty, and that counts for a lot.