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Bitch Talk Podcast

SXSW 2026 - Black Zombie and Scarlet Girls

Apr 03, 2026 Episode 918

Erin & Ange, Maya Annik Bedward, Paula Cury

Black Zombie unearths the buried origins of the zombie, from Hollywood horror to the haunted cane fields of colonized Haiti. Director Maya Annik Bedward joins us to share why this cultural reckoning is so important for Haiti, her difficulties in figuring out what to include in the film, and how a special scene with Erol Josué, General Director of Haiti's National Bureau of Ethnology and Vodou Priest, was one of the most beautiful things she's ever filmed.

In Scarlet Girls, women and girls speak out about the challenges and consequences of living in the Dominican Republic, a country where abortion is banned in all circumstances. Director Paula Cury shares the call to action she hopes this film will inspire, and how she had no shortage of women and girls interested in participating in the film.

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Audio Produced by Jeff Hunt of Storied: SF

Co-hosted by John Wildman of Films Gone Wild

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