Event

Doomsday Film Fest: DAY PASS SATURDAY

The 2009 Doomsday Film Festival seeks to explore our collective obsession with the idea of the Apocalypse. Experts will be on hand during this 3 day event to discuss how the End of Days permeates our thoughts in film, video games, comic books, art and culture.

12:45PM - 2:30PM
DAWN OF THE ATOMIC ERA

Screenings:
Panic in Year Zero! | Ray Milland, U.S., 1962; 93 min
Plus some special PSAs & Trailers

War Games2:45PM - 5:45PM
APOCALYPTIC INSPIRATION: DOOMSDAY IN VIDEO GAMES

Game Time in the Fallout Lounge (sponsored by Play N Trade)
Fallout 3
Left 4 Dead

Screening:
War Games | John Badham, U.S., 1983; 114 min

Panelists:
Joost van Dreunen, founder of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA).
Ryan Savini, associate producer for Nintendo Week
Justine Elias, film critic
Matthew Hawkins, video game journalist
Liel Leibovitz, author

Zombie Girl6:00PM - 8:00PM
ZOMBIE NIGHT: ZOMBIE GIRL SCREENING

Pre-Screening Complimentary Zombie Makeup

Game Time in the Bomb Shelter Lounge (sponsored by Play N Trade)
Left 4 Dead (sponsored by Play N Trade)
Zombie Makeup Artists: Miles Roper, Nate Hohauser, Joe Siena, & Matthew Militello

Screening:
Zombie Girl | Justin Johnson, Aaron Marshall, U.S., 2009; 89 min

The Return of the Living Dead8:00PM - 11:00PM
ZOMBIE NIGHT: WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK - EXAMINING OUR OBSESSION WITH THE UNDEAD

Pre-Screening Complimentary Zombie Makeup/Gamers Reception:
Left 4 Dead (sponsored by Play N Trade)
Zombie Makeup Artists: Miles Roper, Nate Hohauser, Joe Siena, & Matthew Militello

Panelists:
David Wellington, author of The Monster Trilogy
John Joseph Adams, editor of Wastelands, The Living Dead and Seeds of Change
David Barr Kitley, author
John Langan, author

Screening:
The Return of the Living Dead | Dan O'Bannon, U.S., 1985; 91 min

Post-screening Zombie reception