{"id":1116,"date":"2021-09-06T16:33:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T15:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/?post_type=faevents&#038;p=1116"},"modified":"2021-09-16T19:53:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T18:53:31","slug":"the-history-of-the-zombie-on-screen-and-its-haitian-vodou-roots","status":"publish","type":"faevents","link":"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/recommends\/the-history-of-the-zombie-on-screen-and-its-haitian-vodou-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of the Zombie on Screen and its Haitian Vodou Roots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ws-flex-grow-sm-0 ws-flexbasis-sm-15 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15px\">\n<div id=\"ws-event-date-block_61407ec6e11ab\" class=\"ws-event-date ws-event-date-block\">\n    <span class=\"ws-event-day\">26<\/span>\n  <span class=\"ws-event-month\">Sep<\/span>\n      <span class=\"ws-event-month\">2021<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bristolblackhorrorclub.com\">Bristol Black Horror Club<\/a>\u2019s Adam Murray for a special screening of <em>Voodoo In My Heart<\/em> (UK 2020, 5mins) directed by Bristol-based filmmaker Elias Williams (Mandem). <em>Voodoo in My Heart<\/em> tells the story of a young woman\u2019s last moments in human form before turning into a zombie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><em>Voodoo in My Heart<\/em> is a film produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/callingtheshots.co.uk\/\">Calling the Shots<\/a> with support from BBC Arts and Arts Council England (for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p07fvnmq\">New Creatives<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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