When you have a lot of actor friends from immersive shows in Los Angeles, it’s always fantastic to see when they are in a great movie! That’s why when Shayne Eastin, one of our favorites, told us about this zombie film, we knew we had to help get the word out about it!
Butcher Bird Studios’ latest film, BETTER OFF ZED, was just released digitally on iTunes and GooglePlay, with distribution through SP Releasing on Amazon, Walmart and other outlets throughout the US coming soon as well.
Helmed by award-winning director Travis Stevens (Linked; Shelf Life) and with a script penned by 2015 Nicholl Fellowship-winner Amy Tofte, Better Off Zed stars Christine Woods (HBO’s Hello Ladies; The Walking Dead; About a Boy) and Graham Sibley (Sully; Jane the Virgin; Acquarius). The film is executive produced by Linda Morel (Key & Peele; Heathers, Teachers).
For the last decade, Guy (Sibley) has worked a mentally and physically demanding 60-hour week, a soul-crushing daily grind that has frayed his nerves; while his wife Paige (Woods), a free spirit with multiple fine arts degrees to her name, has spent their marriage chasing creative inspiration. When the zombie apocalypse arrives, Guy is ecstatic: no more grueling work, no more monotony, no more hopeless future. He spends his days in idyllic splendor, living life in the moment… while Paige snaps into survival mode and takes on the role of pragmatist, figuring out how to secure their perimeter and stretch out their food supply, while following news reports for any glimmer of hope that they might be able to escape. The couple—in essence—has switched places. And in this new dynamic, all of the small fissures pressured beneath the surface of their relationship finally crack open, forcing them to deal not only with Armageddon, but with a potentially far more horrifying reality… each other.
BETTER OFF ZED serves as a metaphor for the claustrophobia of modern living and modern relationships, as well as the struggle for the inner artist in all of us. It also explores the question, are you with the right partner to face the end with?
Check out the trailer below, and be sure to visit http://betteroffzedmovie.com/ for more. Review coming soon!
