{
  "id": 230730,
  "title": "‘Black Zombie’: Maya Annik Bedward On Her 10-Year Journey To Explore The Political History Of Cinema’s Favorite Monster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/black-zombie-maya-annik-bedward-on-her-10-year-journey-to-explore-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/black-zombie-maya-annik-bedward-kino-lorber-blue-finch-1237014391/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Maya Annik Bedward’s debut feature, Black Zombie, has been one of the standout titles of the pre-fall festival circuit since its debut at SXSW in March. The title was picked up for the U.S. by Kino Lorber out of Austin and has continued to play at almost every major documentary and genre festival on the […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}