“Lights Camera Dead” is billed as “a dark comedy that tells the tale of a diehard filmmaker and an ever-so-pretentious screenwriter who will stop at nothing to complete their self-proclaimed zombie masterpiece.”

The Aisthesis Productions film, made in association with White Lightning Productions, will have its Richmond premiere this Saturday.

Aisthesis Productions was founded by brothers Tim Reaper (a VCU grad with a BFA in Technical Theatre) and Christian Moehring in 2000. The company’s name took its inspiration from the ancient Greek word that translates into perceptual or sensory knowledge.

Approximately 90 per cent of the film was shot between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 p.m. for a number of reasons, particularly because the cast and crew had other jobs and commitments, one of which was the wedding of director/writer Tim Reaper and Writer/Actor Monica Moehring. An abandoned farmhouse in Dinwiddie County was one of the primary shooting locales for the flick.

“Lights Camera Dead” became an official selection at the B-Movie Film Festival in Syracuse, N.Y. in October, 2007.

Facts you may or may not want to know: five feet of various intestines were used and 49 pints of “blood” were made and/or spilt during the making of this modern classic.

The company’s philosophy which is the movie’s tagline, says it all: Less Bore…More Gore!

WEB | http://www.lightscameradead.com

UPCOMING EVENTS
What: LIGHTS CAMERA DEAD
(hosted by Richard Christy of the Howard Stern Show / Music in movie by local artists Darkest Hour and Immortal Avenger)
When: Saturday, September 6 @ 4:00 p.m.
Where: The Byrd Theatre 2908 W. Cary Street
Tickets: $5