American Canadian filmmaker George A Romero is someone fans of horror will forever remain grateful to. His contribution to the birth of modern-day zombie films has been immense, with films such as ‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1968), ‘Dawn of the Dead’ (1978), ‘Land of the Dead’ (2005), and many more. On February 9th, a special project-George A Romero’s Archival Collection-will be hosted by the University of Pittsburgh libraries. This will include production documents, scripts, videos, photos, and many more valuables that will allow fans to view Romero in a whole new light and even give them something to hold close to them as a brilliant director’s memory.
What fans will get to see
Before the Archival Collection’s unveiling, a documentary titled ‘George Romero & Pittsburgh: The Early Years’ will be premiering virtually on Romero’s birthday on the 4th of February. This is a student-made film that goes to explore the early days of Romero’s career and interviews Suzanne Romero, George’s widow, film producer Gary Streiner, filmmaker Tony Buba and even features a panel discussion headed by Lori Cardille, lead actress from ‘Day of the Dead,’ post the screening of the film. Not only this, but BloodyDisgustingTV will be celebrating his birthday by playing some of his most iconic films that viewers can stream for free.
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All the sweat and tears put into this documentary
This project has been brought to life through a lot of hard work on the students from the Film and Media Studies Program in Kurlander. They put in their tireless effort into this throughout last summer, even with the COVID-19 pandemic at its peak, and have successfully come up with this beautiful tribute to the filmmaker that he would have undoubtedly appreciated, were he still among us. For those who wish to be a part of the Archival Collection, the link to register is still open on the University of Pittsburgh’s official website, and here, they can also get a tiny preview into what they will be getting their hands on.
