Short Film: Row Z

"Row Z" Written and Directed by Dusty Rhodes

"Row Z" is a crowd-funded psychological horror film about a family coping with living in the zombie apocalypse.  In it, Michael and his father George, who are the only survivors of a biological epidemic, attempt to maintain their humanity through nostalgia.  They set out to relive one of their happier memories on what would traditionally be a match day.  They grab a pint at the pub, place their bets, and head out to watch the match.  When Michael takes to the pitch, however, the stadium is quickly overrun with the infected.  In a bittersweet ending, Michael, lost in his memories of the past, sees them as fans, congratulating him on the score.

"Row Z" isn't your typical zombie flick.  It's focus is on the psychological landscape of the survivors living out their lives amid horror, rather than on the spectacle of the horror itself.  It's a refreshing take on the genre and well-executed.

"Row Z is a psychological drama based in a post-evacuation Britain, 15% of the population managed to evacuate while the remaining were abandoned by the government and were left to be devoured by the biological epidemic that took the lives of millions. Michael and his father, to his knowledge, are the only survivors that remain in the South-West of England. He looks to retain his humanity and state of mind by holding onto what is dearest to him. Nostalgia guides him and his father to where they attended football games. He journeys through an abandoned city to the stadium so that they may relive one of his happier moments prior to the evacuation."

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