By Katie Elfering
What’s Happening
• The recipe for a perfect zombie movie: blood, guts, the undead . . . and a 12-year-old girl? That’s the premise of Zombie Girl, an award-winning documentary that follows tween filmmaker Emily Hagins as she writes and films a feature-length zombie flick.
• Zombie Girl showcases two years of successes and challenges that Emily faces while trying to film her project (budget issues, mom as film crew), as well as the challenges of coming of age (being a tween girl).
• Hagins is no novice to movie-making. A regular on the local indie cinema scene in her hometown of Austin, Texas, she’s also BFF with Harry Knowles of the Ain’t It Cool News Web site. Knowles even helped Hagins snag an internship on an indie horror production—at the ripe old age of 10.
What This Means to Business
• Fashion bloggers, musicians, and filmmakers: Gen We is already shaping up to be one of the most creative, productive, and passionate generations yet. Don’t be surprised to see continued creativity and an expanding entrepreneurial spirit coming from these young consumers as they continue to receive plenty of encouragement to create.
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