Zombadings in Seattle

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Martin Escudero (NPPA Images)Writer/producer Raymond Lee and writer/director Jade Castro flew to the States earlier this month to represent their film "Zombadings: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington" (Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings) at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF).

"Zombadings" was screened on May 20 and then on June 1 and 2 under SIFF 2012's Asian Crossroads program along with Marlon Rivera's "Ang Babae sa Septic Tank" and films from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Tibet and Cambodia.
The May 20 screening marks Origin8 Media Corp's film's North American premiere.
Transcending audiences
"The audience was mixed in terms of age, gender, and ethnicity. They were laughing from scene one so that was a huge relief," Raymond said in an exclusive chat with Yahoo! Philippines OMG! describing how the SIFF screenings went.
Locally released in 2011, "Zombadings" is a success story in local independent filmmaking, proving that independent