Kody, Author at Ghostwood Films

About Kody

Kody Zimmermann grew up on a steady diet of comic books, genre novels, and sci-fi/horror films. He has established himself as a writer and director of short films. His film The Familiar screened worldwide in over 50 festivals and has won numerous awards including Best Short Film at the Sitges Film Festival, the oldest and most prestigious genre festival in the world. The Familiar was also been nominated by the Director’s Guild of Canada for Best Short Film and airs regularly on the Sundance Channel and Movie Central.

The Bram Stoker Film Festival

By Kody|2015-01-07T01:54:49+00:00February 16th, 2010|Tales of Me|

Just got the word -- we’re playing at the Bram Stoker Festival in Merry Old England! Details sure to follow.

Good Things

By Kody|2015-01-07T01:54:49+00:00February 15th, 2010|Tales of Me|

A lot of good things are brewing on "The Familiar" front. First off, we've relaunched the website to include a few more applications: a screening page will show you when the next showing of the [...]

The Charleston International Film Festival

By Kody|2015-01-07T01:57:31+00:00February 15th, 2010|Tales of Me|

Right after I pressed "publish" on the last post, I got word that we are now showing THE FAMILIAR at The Charleston International Film Festival. Details to follow, but should be around April 8th..!

FILM MONTHLY REVIEW

By Kody|2015-01-07T02:09:48+00:00February 5th, 2010|Tales of Me|

A ‘familiar’ is the mortal servant who takes care of all his vampire master’s needs. They range from taking care of finances and bringing them fresh ‘harlots’, to bathing the centuries-old creatures and disposing of [...]

STALK N’ SLASH REVIEW

By Kody|2015-01-07T02:16:39+00:00January 31st, 2010|Tales of Me|

Kody Zimmerman’s new 22 minute short THE FAMILIAR is a well produced, excellently directed, and nicely written film. Not terrifyingly scary, not hilariously funny, but an easy-to-watch debut showcase of Zimmerman’s writer/director talents. Sam Matheson [...]

28 DAYS LATER ANALYSIS REVIEW – The Familiar Needs No Laugh Track: A Movie Review

By Kody|2015-01-07T02:02:21+00:00January 30th, 2010|Tales of Me|

The Familiar is a twenty-two minutes horror short that is very comedic and tongue-in-cheek. The Familiar has played at the Screamfest Film Festival in Los Angeles and the New York City Horror Film Festival. Now, [...]

FATALLY YOURS REVIEW

By Kody|2015-01-07T02:09:04+00:00January 22nd, 2010|Tales of Me|

In this quirky short film, Sam (Torrance Combs) is a vampire’s assistant, or familiar. At first, he thought it was his dream job, but his boss, the vampire Bolivar (Paul Hubbard), is a real nightmare! [...]

The Nevermore Horror Film Festival

By Kody|2015-01-07T01:57:31+00:00January 5th, 2010|Tales of Me|

Got the word today that THE FAMILIAR will be playing The Nevermore Horror Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina. The NEVERMORE Film Festival is dedicated to screening new horror features from around the world. NEVERMORE [...]

Spokane International Film Festival

By Kody|2015-01-07T01:57:31+00:00December 29th, 2009|Tales of Me|

Just got word from composer Rich King that The Familiar will be playing his hometown festival Feb 7th. We are preceding another Canadian flick "65 Red Roses" on the festival's last day: http://www.spokanefilmfestival.org/schedule.html#7 Sounds great [...]

City of Angels

By Kody|2015-01-07T01:57:31+00:00December 16th, 2009|Tales of Me|

So this is coming real late. But better late than never. I suppose. Here I am to talk about the incredible experience that was Screamfest LA and Los Angeles in general. We (and by we, [...]