Synopsis:
If you sleep, you become one of them. News reports tell of an Earth-shattering sound heard along the entire East Coast. Nobody knows where it came from. Nobody knows what it means. That night, people start walking in their sleep. And killing in their sleep. When the screaming stops and the blood dries up, the ones who are left have to work together to stay alive. Heads will roll, eyeballs will fly, but for EDGAR, hell is still just other people. His ex-wife, his parents and all his neighbors are hiding out at his house. And they’re even worse than the flesh-eating sleepwalkers.
Trailer:
Interview:
Zombie Evolution: First off, I wanted to tell you that I really enjoyed your movie.
Justin Miller: Thank you so much. I'm glad you liked it.
ZE: I wanted to ask you, what inspired you to create this story?
JM: Well, I've always been interested in dreams. When I was younger, I tried to figure out lucid dreaming. I tried staying up for days on end. Looking back on it, that probably wasn't a good idea. But it worked. I was aware in my dream, but as soon as I realized that I was dreaming, the excitement woke me up. I've also known people who had night terrors. That is a terrible thing to have to deal with. Also, some people sleepwalk and that has always fascinated me.
ZE: I'm sure. So you decided to make a movie about people who sleepwalk.
JM: Yeah, I wanted to explore the implications of not knowing what you're doing while you're asleep. If you wake up and you've killed someone, but you don't remember, that would be horrible.
ZE: And it was. I loved that depiction in the movie. If you ever want to make a sequel, I'd definitely love to contribute to any crowd funding campaign you put out.
JM: Like maybe Sleep.Walk.Kill.Repeat.
ZE: That would be awesome!
JM: This was actually my first feature length film. I had done some horror shorts, but it was my daughter that inspired me to actually get up and make it. One day she called me, "the guy on the couch," and that motivated me to want to achieve this.
ZE: Well, I'm really glad she did that.
Review: I am so glad I got to speak with the writer/director of this film. I really enjoyed it. I really loved some characters, and hated others. The dialog was often humorous, and the story was well crafted. At the end, I was glad that there was some semblance of resolution. I don't want to spoil it for you. I also like that there are so many unanswered questions. It leaves it open for them to be explored in sequels. And if there are any, I will definitely be watching. Unfortunately, there are no current plans for a DVD or Blu-Ray release, but I hope they'll be able to secure distribution because I would love to own a copy. For now, we can all watch it starting November 4th on digital and VOD.
