Diary of the Dead

• Horror
• Fantasy
• Science Fiction
• Thriller

A claustrophobic and unsettling found-footage horror film, *Diary of the Dead* distinguishes itself by framing the zombie apocalypse through the lens of amateur filmmakers documenting their own descent into chaos. Unlike typical survival narratives, the relentless, handheld camera work pulls viewers directly into the escalating panic and moral compromises of a group of college students prioritizing their movie over self-preservation. The film isn't focused on grand-scale societal collapse, but rather the intimate, fragmented experience of those attempting to *record* it, blurring the lines between reality and their constructed narrative, and illustrating how even in the face of widespread death, the impulse to create – and be seen – can endure. This offers a raw and immediate depiction of societal breakdown, reflecting anxieties about media saturation and the compulsion for documentation in a world losing its anchor.