White Sands International Film Festival
“Last Days” attempts to achieve a more realistic serious form of zombie film. With a very small budget, “Last Days” was completely independently financed and marks the feature film debut of Andrew Jara, a cmi graduate. Andrew found all of his crew at NMSU and most of the cast there as well. Using the budget to it’s full extent, the film was shot on a red one camera to give the highest form of quality possible. “Last Days” takes the staples of zombie films and tries to breathe new air into them!
When the virus hit, John lost everything: his friends, his family, and his future. Only the presence of Michael, another survivor, kept him alive. Months later, things look bleak as they are running out of supplies, and are constantly assailed by threats that comes in the cover of night. When they come upon Karina, another survivor, they are caught in a conflict worse than anything they could’ve imagined. Filmed and set in El Paso, ‘Last Days’ is an examination through which we view modern horror, and casts a somewhat critical eye on the nature of post-apocalyptic film while embracing it.
Andrew Jara was born January 17, 1986 in El Paso, TX. Raised by his father and mother, he grew a love for film as a child. Andrew went to CMI and worked on many short films including ‘Desert Sniper’ and ’13th heart’. Andrew’s first short film, ‘The Sun Jar’, was chosen as an Official Selection at the Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival in November of 2010. With ‘Last Days’, he hopes to show a horror film that goes beyond cheap thrills; a film that is both intelligent and entertaining, able to be enjoyed on multiple levels.
As a small budget, it is slowing getting more and more known selling out it’s premiere screening at the Plaza Classic Film Festival on August 5, 2011.
It will also be playing at the White Sands International Film Festival! August 27, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
Allen Theaters Cineport 10
500 South Telshor Boulevard
Las Cruces, NM 88011-4613
Last Days Website:
http://www.lastdaysfilm.com
White Sands International Film Festival:
http://www.wsiff.com/
Facebook page:
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