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ACTOR
Erryn ArkinEdith IveyAbigail de los ReyesSylvia Boykin
DIRECTOR
James Kicklighter
SYNOPSICS
Followed (2011) is a English movie. James Kicklighter has directed this movie. Erryn Arkin,Edith Ivey,Abigail de los Reyes,Sylvia Boykin are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2011. Followed (2011) is considered one of the best Short,Drama movie in India and around the world.
A socially conscious monster movie in which zombies symbolize society's disadvantaged and oppressed.
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Followed (2011) Reviews
"Followed" Macon, GA Preview
Just previewed "Followed" at a theater in Macon, GA where the short was filmed. Where George Romero casts zombies as blind mass consumerists or felled military vets reliving the perceived glory of 'living', this film casts the zombies (mostly children) as pariahs of the injustices of the living; following the living around like undead albatross. It kinda flips the roles around to a degree. The zombies are little more than pests that are endured by the living (referred to as road-kill). This is a radical twist on the traditional flesh-eating monstrosities canonized by Romero wherein the living are hunted to near extinction by an ever growing majority of the undead. This is a social commentary that could mean 100 different kinds of injustice to 100 different spectators. Very interesting movie that could be read as a reflection on racism or child abuse or any of a number of social injustices, and how we (the living) try to rectify those ills. We are the consumers and the zombies are the cannon-fodder of our petty needs and desires. They are not quite indoctrinated into our society the way vampires are in "True Blood". They are more akin to 'Untouchables' in Hindu Brahman culture,..entities to be used (in life) and ignored (in death)after relegated to a lower strata of the social order.(In "Sean of the Dead", the living even domesticated zombies... Pets!!) A very interesting study...highly recommend. Cinematography was top notch.Sylvia Boykin, Erryn Arkin and Edith Ivey are fantastic in their casual discourse on the monsters that populate the world. The zombies are similar to Dickensian Christmas ghosts of Xmas future...silent but judgmental The locales are recognizable to us natives so i am biased ...Macon is a fantastic backdrop (almost a character of the feature in itself}. Do GO SEE this!!
FOLLOWED will have a following
Our newspaper did a brief write up about a premiere showing for the short film "Followed" which is based on a short story written by local GSU professor Will McIntosh and directed by GSU student James Kicklighter. Briefly described as the story of a college professor who finds he is being followed by a little girl zombie, I thought, "Why not?" and took my husband and grown daughter to the film. I was prepared to be entertained--the story line sounded fun, with zombies obviously representing whatever undesirable population you might choose as a substitute--stray dogs, homeless people, Glenn Beck disciples, etc. And the film IS entertaining--funny in places while asking the serious questions: What do you do? What SHOULD you do? However I was also very impressed with the QUALITY of the film. The acting was good. The child zombie is very compelling in her morbid appeal. Production values were quite impressive as well. The entire film was shot on location in Macon,GA. This short would make a good feature length film.
Followed Won't Leave You
I had the recent pleasure of seeing this film at a Macon Film Festival Premiere at the Edge in Macon, Georgia. This film will provoke you to look at your personal responsibilities in society as well as deliver a haunting look at the injustices being done to the disadvantaged. It will not leave you when you leave the theater. It forces one to look into his own soul for the bond that exists between humans near or far. The films brings forth feelings of accountability and brings closer the degree of separation that exists between yourself and the oppressed. Director James Kicklighter let the local media know that once this project was completed, he would bring it back to the town of Macon, Georgia where it was filmed. He delivered on that promise. JamesWorks Entertainment will be an asset to any community that would open their doors to them.
Interesting take on the zombie genre
I quite enjoyed this short film. The version I saw was around 16-17 minutes, so quite a bit shorter than the one uploaded on IMDb. They may have edited out some parts or just shortened the credits at the end. In any case, it's about three weeks now until the new season of The Walking Dead and this short film is definitely a great filler until then. It depicts zombies as the disadvantaged from society, who don't really pose a danger to anybody, but are perceived by most of the humans more like the black-under-the-nails kinda thing, they'd prefer to get rid of. The security guard scene at the politicians speech depicts nicely who the real monsters are in this one. One man whose perception of the "Followers" differs a bit to the general perception, gets followed by a young follower girl one day and she won't leave him alone, even when he's on a date for example. As he finds it rather disturbing at first, he slowly grows to the situation, even when he has to hold speeches at an auditorium. The auditorium scene is a nice contrast on how people of different age groups react to the zombies, compared to the park bench scene very early on. The ending is really sad as we realize the little girl just wanted to spend her days with somebody who doesn't condemn her kind like everybody else. And the reaction of the protagonist is truly sweet as well. I saw that the director James Kicklighter is still pretty young. When he shot this in 2011, he was in his early 20s and now it seems as if he'll soon have his first feature-film out, nothing on zombies, but apparently more a Bollywood-type love story. If it plays here at some point, I'll surely give it a chance as his work in this short film is really worth watching.
A moral choice.
Taking the risky step of reaching out to someone who is culturally different is intimidating for most of us, it seems. But how do you feel when a touch of compassion seems to result in the demise of the befriended? Followed is a look at human conscience, and raises unexpected questions. i'm left with a curiosity and a desire for more. The question is not a new one and there are probably as many interpretations as there are people who've experienced the film. How does Peter feel about the result of his attempt to humanize the zombie girl? Maybe she reawakens in a subsequent scene to a new life as a human. or - in a more animated and sinister form ? I would love to see the whole story expanded into a filling out of possibilities.