George A. Romero Short About an African American Father and Son to Be Restored (Exclusive)

Producer Suzanne Desrocher-Romero is in the process of completing her late husband George A.

Romero’s first attempt at filmmaking, which tells the story of an African American father and his son.Although the horror pioneer is often dubbed “Godfather of Zombies,” the unnamed 21-minute silent short – thought to have been shot in 1961 – remains ghoul-free.The film got shelved, according to Desrocher-Romero, when the “Night of the Living Dead” director’s commercials company Latent Image started getting more work and remained untouched.Desrocher-Romero, who founded the George A.

Romero Foundation (Garf) – dedicated to preserving the director’s legacy – two years ago, is now in the process of “knitting together” a narration and some music for the film, which she hopes to release on the festival circuit later this year.The narration comprises of a poem, “Romero’s Elegy” (also now the film’s title), which was written by Romero’s

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