| Zombie in a Penguin Suit | |
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| Directed by | Chris Russell |
| Based on | What's Black, White & Red All Over? by Hugo Garza |
| Produced by | Chris Russell Jared Stern Josh Breslow Jessica Mulder Stephanie Stender Jim Meegan Arian Winn |
| Starring | Michael Wetherbee |
| Cinematography | Jim Meegan |
| Music by | Marc Mellits |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Zombie in a Penguin Suit is a 2011 American short film directed by Chris Russell. [1]
The short film follows the path of an employee at the New England Aquarium dressed as a penguin that had become a zombie during the zombie apocalypse. He walks across long stretches of land, including a city street and a forest, and ends up in a suburban neighborhood where he is supposedly shot by someone who is surviving there. As the credits roll, a video plays of the aquarium worker before the zombie outbreak.
During the credits, a list of names of the extras who portrayed other zombies in the film is given, stating: "Featuring a cornucopia of things living and/or dead, as portrayed by..." [2]
The short film was generally well received by viewers and was one of Film School Rejects' "11 Best Short Films of 2011". [3] Gazelle Emami of The Huffington Post wrote that "by the end, it kind of makes you want to hug a zombie." [4] Cyriaque Lamar of io9 said that "it will definitely make you sympathize with the ambulating vitality-deprived." [5] Joe Berkowitz of Fast Company described it as an "oddly affecting take on a familiar genre." [6]