Eric B. Anderson and his wife, Amelia Dellos, are producing the low-budget film, called “Zompocalypso.” The couple own Corn Bred Films, based in Chicago, which is dedicated to projects originating in the Midwest.
Anderson was born in Parsons and raised elsewhere. He spent a lot of time in Southeast Kansas, especially the Riverton and Baxter Springs areas, where he has family.
“I love the area down there,” Anderson said. “I just have a lot of fond memories of the area.”
Corn Bred Films is raising money now for the production through a crowd sourcing website, http://indiegogo.com/cornbred.
What is raised will determine the equipment and other gear that can be purchased for the project, which Anderson hopes to start filming in the summer. Some scenes have been shot in the small budget movie. Some of the shooting will take place in Chicago and some in Cherokee County.
Anderson hopes to release the movie at independent movie houses by the end of the year, which would coincide with the end of the ancient Mayan calendar, the last entry of which is on Dec. 21, 2012.
The comedy/horror picture will be a story about two brothers who prepare for this apocalypse with a small arsenal, a case of expired beans and a camera. The Mayan’s didn’t predict the end of the world on Dec. 21, just that a new age would start the next day on a new calendar. The urban legend is that buried humans will come back to life as zombies on this date and destroy the human race.The main cast has been selected, improvisational actors Chris Meister and Mike Manship, who will play brothers Dale and Darren in the movie. Anderson said some extras may be needed on the film site.
“It’s just a fun story and I can’t wait to do it.”
Anderson and Dellos both have been involved in the film industry for some time before they began their independent film studio. Anderson, a graduate of the University of Iowa, has written more than a dozen feature screenplays and several short films that have been recognized. Dellos is working as an executive producer on a documentary about Bertha Honore Palmer and the great Chicago fire for a Chicago TV station. They both have a background in marketing and public relations.
The pair have written several screenplays together, including the romantic comedy “Other Plans” and the urban drama “Save Me,” both in development in a partnership with Rock On! Films. They also co-directed and produced the documentary “Red, White & Blue: A Tale of Two Americas.”
To view the brief “Zompocalypso” trailer, go online:
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