Zombies Invade Atlanta As "Doctor S" Comes To Dragon*Con

Aug. 21, 2010 - PRLog -- WHO:
Film Classics Productions

WHAT:
"Doctor S: The Movie"
Screening at Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival
with Writer/Director Bryan Ortiz in attendance

WHEN:
Monday, September 6, 2010
1:00 am

WHERE:
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
265 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA  30303
        
Film Classics Productions is proud to announce that its debut feature film, "Doctor S: The Movie", has been selected as one of only five features to screen at the 2010 Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival.

The horror comedy, written and directed by Bryan Ortiz and produced by Michael Druck, centers on a mysterious scientist (Rick Carrillo) and a cheerleader (Alicia Shaddeau) who battle a zombie outbreak in the town of Crystal Oaks.  Originally written and shot as a fictitious trailer for Robert Rodriguez’s "Grindhouse" trailer competition, and then expanded to feature length, "Doctor S: The Movie" has become a festival favorite since its 2008 premiere, winning the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2009 San Antonio Film Festival, the First Feature Award at the 2009 Brainwash Drive-in Bike-in Walk-in Movie Festival, and the award for Best Comedic Horror Film at the 2009 Chicago Horror Film Festival.  With screenings across the U.S., "Doctor S: The Movie" has developed a devoted cult following, with the blog Quiet Earth declaring “We demand a sequel!” and The Overtime Theater working with Ortiz to turn the film into a stage musical (set to premiere in October).

“'Doctor S' was a labor of love,” says Ortiz, “made by horror fans, for fans.  So we’re thrilled to be able to bring it to Dragon*Con and introduce it to a whole new universe of fans.  Hopefully they’ll enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it!”

The Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival is one of the featured events of Dragon*Con, one of the largest science-fiction and fantasy conventions in the world.  Previous attendees at the festival have included George A. Romero (director of "Night of the Living Dead") and John Carpenter (director of "Halloween").  “Directors like Romero and Carpenter have been huge influences for me,” Ortiz recalls, “and we paid tribute to them in 'Doctor S', so it’s such an honor to be included in their company and be a part of this festival.”

For more information on "Doctor S: The Movie", please visit the film’s official website, www.doctorsthemovie.com, or find the film on MySpace, Facebook, and the Internet Movie Database.

For more information on the Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival, including a schedule of films and screening times and information on ticket prices, please visit
filmfest.dragoncon.org.

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Facts:
• Film Classics Productions was formed in 2006 by writer/director Bryan Ortiz, then a student at the University of the Incarnate Word, and producer Michael Druck, then a talent agent.
• In four years, the company has produced a series of popular and award-winning films; in addition to "Doctor S: The Movie", fan favorites include the short films "Compose", "Spiral" (winner of the Independent Spirit Award at the 2008 Seguin Film & Arts Festival), "Goodbye Digital or The 5 Stages of Grief in Digital Dating" (winner of the NALIP-SA Spring 2007 Film Slam, the Student Film Competition at the 2007 Seguin Film & Arts Festival, and the Latifilm.com Valentines Film Contest), "Last Chance" (winner of two awards in the San Antonio 48 Hour Film Project in 2007), "Fantasy, Inc." (winner of the Audience Award in the San Antonio 48 Hour Film Project in 2009) and "Four Minutes Till The End" (which, in addition to numerous festival awards, screened at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival).