Didn't Die

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Didn't Die
Directed by Meera Menon
Written byMeera Menon
Paul Gleason
StarringKiran Deol
Vishal Vijayakumar
Samrat Chakrabarti
Katie McCuen
George Basil
CinematographyPaul Gleason
Release date
2025
LanguageEnglish

Didn't Die is a black and white zombie film written and directed by Meera Menon that premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. [1]

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Menon's husband Paul Gleason was the film's co-writer and cinematographer. [2]

Plot

Vinita Malhotra, an Indian American podcaster celebrating her 100th episode, discovers the world has descended into a zombie apocalypse.

Critical reception

Film Threat , "Didn’t Die is a hopeful zombie narrative with more than a few heartwarming moments and just enough quirk to earn its laughs. Menon has crafted a sweet zombie film without ever losing its gruesome edge." [3]

Paste , "An impressive achievement for Menon and her actors." [4]

Filmmaker , "Didn’t Die is a delightfully desi zombie film—probably the first of its kind?—with characters enjoying dosa in the apocalypse, sipping "chai tea" and joking about the wackiness of having a Hindu wedding in July." [5]

Collider , "The horror and zombie aspects of Didn’t Die are merely distractions from where Menon’s talents truly lie — capturing the quiet subtleties that make us human." [6]

Variety , ""Didn’t Die" almost works. Ironically, it narrowly misses cohesion, and the spark of life, because its premise keeps centering the dead." [2]

References

  1. ↑ ""Didn't Die" Brings Improv to the Zombie Apocalypse". Sundance Film Festival. January 29, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Adlakha, Siddhant (January 28, 2025). "'Didn't Die' Review: Pandemic Zom-Com Has All the Right Ideas but Lacks Horror Execution". Variety .
  3. ↑ Teal, Josiah (February 3, 2025). "Didn't Die". Film Threat . Archived from the original on February 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ Dunaway, Michael; Patterson, Alisha (February 11, 2025). "A Different Kind of Zombie Flick: Meera Menon, Kiran Deol and George Basil on Didn't Die". Paste .
  5. ↑ Mehta, Ritesh (January 29, 2025). "COVID Zombies in the Fire: Meera Menon on Didn't Die". Filmmaker .
  6. ↑ Kiely, Emma (January 29, 2025). "Didn't Die' Review: Modern Zombie Movie Works Brilliantly as a Family Drama But Lacks the Horror". Collider .


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