Fantasia IFF 2026 - Carolyn Talks 'Black Zombie' with Filmmaker Maya Annik Bedward

For the Fantasia IFF premiere of her documentary BLACK ZOMBIE, filmmaker Maya Annik Bedward spoke with me about exploring the origins and history of the Vodou religion in Haiti, how the lore and mythology of zombies was borne through a need for the enslaved to visualise their oppression, and how Hollywood and racism appropriated and misrepresented the practices, meanings, and people. #Documentary…