{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5b0574b5f27275be1cfbbab8/6a79e03eefa771345a847059?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fantasia IFF 2026 - Carolyn Talks 'Black Zombie' with Filmmaker Maya Annik Bedward","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5b0574b5f27275be1cfbbab8/1786372026061-f6ad8297-855d-4820-bc76-e661d117ea34.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For the Fantasia IFF premiere of her documentary BLACK ZOMBIE, filmmaker Maya Annik Bedward spoke with me about exploring the origins and history of the Vodou religion in Haiti, how the lore and mythology of zombies was borne through a need for the enslaved to visualise their oppression, and how Hollywood and racism appropriated and misrepresented the practices, meanings, and people.</p><p><br></p><p>#Documentary #Fantasia2026 #Zombie #FilmHistory #CarolynTalks</p><p>*Images courtesy of <a href=\"https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCKh5Y6CMfjGbyuvsYd8F9Pg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;@FantasiaFest&nbsp;</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Visit https://www.mayaannik.com for more information on Maya's filmography.</p><p><br></p><p>Find me on Social Media at: @CarrieCnh12</p><p><br></p><p>To support my work, funds can be donated through paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525</p><p><br></p><p>My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush</p><p><br></p><p>Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.</p>","author_name":"Carolyn Hinds"}