Event name
Village Voices: Tom Zaniello on Epidemic Films to Die For
When
Tue 01 / 14 / 2025
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where
Zoom
Who can attend
Open to all
Price
FREE
Tom Zaniello on "Epidemic Films to Die For"
CHV member Tom Zaniello has a new book, Epidemic Films to Die For: A Chronicle of the Covid-19 Plague Years. The publisher's description:
"Epidemic cinema remains an enduring genre of contemporary film, ranging from medical dramas to post-apocalyptic thrillers. Using a vast filmography, Zaniello not only details the incredible variety of epidemics and their role in popular culture, but also demonstrates how epidemics, as a rule, have been confronted without proper preparation or deployment of resources in different forms of media. Therefore, "Epidemic Films to Die For" is the first and only book that extensively analyzes the history and deployment of films and TV series towards a chronicle of epidemic films. In addition to providing an overview of how widespread disease and illness have been historically depicted via film and media, this book skillfully contextualizes the contemporary ongoing moment in which filmakers and producers grapple with the cultural imagary surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic."