Zombies

Zombies

Year: 2019

Runtime: 15 mins

Language: Lingala

Music

This film explores a journey through a surreal and dystopian Kinshasa, blending elements of Congolese culture with futuristic nightclub scenes and a modern western aesthetic reminiscent of Takeshi Kitano. It portrays a vibrant mix of urban life, from bustling hair salons and parades, to a dictator’s grandiose vision, set against a backdrop of hope and despair.

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Timeline & Setting – Zombies (2019)

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Time period

Contemporary

The events unfold in modern-day Seabrook during a senior year at Seabrook High. The timeline blends football games, a national cheer-off, and an alien arrival into a current-day setting. Technology and organizations like Z-Corp and Z-Patrol anchor the story in a recognizable present with high-stakes drama. The narrative mirrors today’s world while introducing cosmic-scale possibilities.

Location

Seabrook, Seabrook High, Mountain College

The story centers on Seabrook, a town where humans, werewolves, and zombies live alongside school life and sports. Seabrook High sits at the heart of the town, while Mountain College represents the destination for Zed's athletic scholarship. The arrival of interstellar aliens temporarily reshapes life in Seabrook, turning the town into a frontier for monsters and outsiders. The town's cheer scene becomes a focal point for competition, revelation, and cross-species interaction.

🏙️ Small-town Seabrook 👽 Monsters and humans coexist 🏫 Seabrook High 🏛️ Mountain College

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 12:36

Main Characters – Zombies (2019)

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Zed

Seabrook High senior, athletic and resourceful, who aims for an athletic scholarship at Mountain College. He helps the aliens by locating the moonstone's coordinates and risks his life to support Addison and the mission. His loyalty to his friends and his hope for a better future drive much of the film's action.

💪 Athlete 🧠 Smart ❤️ Loyal

Addison

The town’s cheer star with a hidden alien heritage. Her powers and her DNA hold the key to Utopia, forcing her to decide where she belongs. Her relationship with Zed and her role in exposing the truth about the aliens are central to the plot.

👩‍🎤 Charismatic 🧬 Alien heritage 🌟 Courageous

A-Spen

Alien leader among the trio who arrives under false pretenses and reveals a complex, evolving motive. They claim love for Zed and push for a path home, even as their plans are challenged by the town’s defenses.

👽 Strategic 🧭 Calculating ❤️ Complex

A-Li

Alien team member who uses mind-sensing abilities and helps drive the mission to locate coordinates. Their actions reveal the aliens' true intent and help steer the plot toward its dramatic revelations.

👽 Curious 🧠 Analytical

A-Lan

Alien team member whose role centers on deciphering the Utopia map hidden in Addison's DNA and ensuring the aliens' plan proceeds. Their presence heightens the tension around Addison's identity.

👽 Determined 🧭 Calculated

Angie

Addison's maternal grandmother, whose secret connection to the aliens and her own creations (the Seabrook Cup) unlock crucial clues about Utopia and Addison's heritage.

👵 Wise 🧭 Mysterious

Willa

One of Addison's allies among the town's humans, wary of the aliens and evidence-based in her distrust. She plays a key role in identifying the threat and mobilizing others.

🗣️ Skeptical 🧭 Watchful

Wyatt

Friend in the human group who, along with Willa and Wynter, questions the aliens and witnesses the unfolding events around the Cheer Off and the ship.

👀 Loyal 🧠 Observant

Wynter

Another member of the human trio who navigates the tension between fear and curiosity as the aliens settle into Seabrook and the town braces for revelations.

🌈 Hopeful 🧭 Curious

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 12:36

Major Themes – Zombies (2019)

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✨ Identity

Addison’s hidden alien heritage drives questions about belonging and selfhood. The revelation that her DNA could map to a new home forces her to choose between Earthly life and a broader cosmic destiny. Her evolving powers and relationships push characters to accept a broader sense of family and community. The theme explores how personal truth transforms how others see you.

🧭 Belonging & Unity

Humans, werewolves, zombies, and aliens must overcome distrust to protect Seabrook. The aliens’ attempt to blend in tests town loyalties and redefines what “home” means. Cooperation between unlikely allies demonstrates that courage and empathy can bridge deep-seated fears and suspicions.

🏁 Ambition & Sacrifice

Zed pursues an athletic scholarship while Addison’s DNA points to a potential path to Utopia, creating a shared sense of purpose. The couple’s bond and willingness to risk everything fuels a conflict around the moonstone and the ship. Choices about leaving, staying, and protecting loved ones shape Seabrook’s future beyond the final race and reveal.

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 12:36

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