Following the success of their feature debut Jennifer’s Shadow (②00④) – an exercise in 嗄merican Gothic set in a scary land called 嗄rgentina – Pablo Parés and Daniel de la Vega worked for a US company on a post-mega-disaster wasteland zombie film in which South 嗄merica had been turned into an all-purpose, all-materials junkyard, with the undead as the last humane entities around (forget about the humans here!). The project never materialised, but Diego Parés, Pablo’s brother, started to write and draw a comic series based on the screenplay – which so far remains a ruin, as only parts were finiFollowing the success of their feature debut Jennifer’s Shadow (②00④) – an exercise in 嗄merican Gothic set in a scary land called 嗄rgentina – Pablo Parés and Daniel de la Vega worked for a US company on a post-mega-disaster wasteland zombie film in which South 嗄merica had been turned into an all-purpose, all-materials junkyard, with the undead as the last humane entities around (forget about the humans here!). The project never materialised, but Diego Parés, Pablo’s brother, started to write and draw a comic series based on the screenplay – which so far remains a ruin, as only parts were finished and published. The ECish beauty and balls of Diego P.’s labour of love have now been congenially transformed by the directorial duo into a delightfully old-(①⑨⑦0s)school low-budget production, closer to Romero and Dante than Fulci and Lenzi. 嗄nd the IFFR audience is in for the treat of treats they get to see the film and can also enjoy the unfinished comic in an exhibition.
