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One of the biggest hurdles in making a decent zombie film is injecting a semblance of originality in what has become a relatively stale sub-genre over the past year or two. In between the sporadic zombie flicks that claw their way to the mainstream (give it up Romero) and make some sort of lasting impression, horror fans are usually inundated with films that feature the same basic zombie trope: a group of friends or what band together to survive in a world overrun by zombies. Same ol’ shit. So it’s always refreshing to see a zombie flick get released that puts a creative spin on the genre. Colin, by Welsh director Marc Price, is that film.

Told from the point of view of a zombie struggling to understand what is happening to him, Colin was made over a period of 18-months and enlisted the help of a myriad of actors, make-up artists, and assorted crewmen, none of which received any monetary compensation for their work. It was filmed on a ten-year old camcorder and in the end, after a year and a half of filming, cost a whopping £45 to make.

And now it’s playing at Cannes.

What have you done with your life?

The trailer can be found here, and more details on the production of the film can be found here.