Echo Chamber - SXSW - Vol.1 (Black Zombie)
Watch the conversation with Maya Annik Bedward, HERE!
For the first time, @EchoChamberFP ventures into those hallowed Austin vibes, with a little South by Southwest action! And if we’re gonna do it, what a way to get things popping!!!!
The beauty of expansive, long-form conversation, is that it can really get under the skin of topics many just skate over, and demystify preconceived notions. So when Falco's Imani Charles came with the opportunity to speak with Maya Annik Bedward about her feature directorial debut, which was dealing with topics & notions not normally discussed, of course we were eager to get that done! And what an interesting, expansive confab was had. Maya was incredibly open about the whole process, giving her entire team their flowers and talking about Haiti & Vodou with so much care, and passion, it was clear she was truly meant to shine a light on these topics! This is most definitely not one to miss, people!!!!
'Black Zombie' is the feature documentary directorial debut from Maya Annik Bedward, which she also wrote. From the flickering screens of Hollywood horror, to the haunted cane fields of colonial Haiti, "Black Zombie" unearths the buried origins of the zombie, reclaiming it as a symbol of survival and spiritual resistance.
Watch the conversation with Maya Annik Bedward, HERE!
Today we have:
Black Zombie - Still
Black Zombie
Watch Review: Here.
SXSW Film and TV Festival
Buy Tickets: Here.
Friday - World Premiere
13th March, 2:45PM CST @ Alamo Lamar 6, Austin TX
Saturday
14th March, 10:45 AM CST @ Alamo Lamar 3, Austin TX
14th March, 10:45 AM CST @ Alamo Lamar 1, Austin TX
Tuesday
17th March, 3:30 PM CST @ Violet Crown 3, Austin TX
17th March, 3:30 PM CST @ Violet Crown 1, Austin TX
28th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival: 14th March 2026
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival: 23rd April - 3rd May 2026
Director: Maya Annik Bedward
Cast: Yves-Grégory Francois, Anderson Mojica, Erol Josué, Mambo Labelle Déese Botanica, Slash, Tom Savini, Tananarive Due, and Zandashé Brown
Credit: BerserkerGang, Raven Banner Entertainment,
Third Culture Media
Genre: Documentary, History, Horror, Thriller
Running Time: 90 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
Watch the conversation with Maya Annik Bedward, HERE!
Maya Annik Bedward
Maya Annik Bedward
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
Maya Annik Bedward is a Toronto-based filmmaker of Jamaican and French Canadian origin. She holds an MA in International Communications from the University of Leeds and a BA in Political Science and Cinema Studies from the University of Toronto. After working in the UK and Brazil, Maya returned to Canada where she launched Third Culture Media with support from the Michaëlle Jean Foundation. Her short films have screened at Hot Docs, TIFF, Black Star and the New Orleans Film Festival. Maya is a recipient of the WIFT-T Business of Broadcasting Mentorship and a fellow of the inaugural EFM Doc Toolkit Program. Committed to fostering a more equitable and inclusive industry, Maya is Board Secretary at the Black Screen Office and a committee member of BIPOC Film & TV’s Directors for Change Working Group.
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IMDb: Here.
Linkedin: Here.
Website: Here.
X: @MayaAnnik
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @mayaannik
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Third Culture Media
Third Culture Media is an independent Canadian production company based in Toronto, Canada. Entertaining and thought-provoking, Third Culture has earned a reputation for producing high quality narrative-driven content that explores the intersection of different cultures on screen.
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Linkedin: Here.
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @thirdculturemedia
Vimeo: Here.
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South by Southwest
Festival Date: 12th - 18th March 2026
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*(Music)
'The Big Payback' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020