Night of the Living Dead

In 1968, a small group of TV and industrial film producers decided to make a horror film.

As the New York Times described it at the time:

“Night of the Living Dead is a grainy little movie acted by what appear to be nonprofessional actors, who are besieged in a farm house by some other nonprofessional actors who stagger around, stiff-legged, pretending to be flesh-eating ghouls.”

Led by George Romero, this little movie redefined what a horror movie could be.

The set was an empty farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania, scheduled for demolition. Costumes and props were a team effort, borrowed and improvised. That car that gets run into a tree — it was already smashed up.

But the cheap black & white film stock and the everyday characters make this film feel more like a documentary, and a commentary for the actual events of 1968.

In this special presentation of NOTLD, Modern Robot will play a live film score, with new music written for the film. The performers are:

Ben Singer (guitar) — composer and leader of Modern Robot, Ben has produced live film scores at festivals in Edinburgh, San Francisco, New York, and Orlando. Living in Greensboro, NC, Ben is a multi-instrumentalist that has performed with many local musical groups as well as national tours of “Wizard of Oz” and “PostSecret The Show”. He makes apps for musicians and is often found at the Reeves working at the Martha Basset Show.

Chuck Pinckney (drums) — one of the most in-demand drummers in our area, Chuck can be found playing with Maia Kamil, Drew Foust, and his own project, The Hit.