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Zilla and Zoe is an indie genre comedy from director Jessica Scalise about a ten-year-old girl named Zoe who is obsessed with making horror films. As a deadline for a big film contest approaches, Zoe is determined to win, but her father gets in the way when he learns of her gory activities. Shot in Portland, the film is set to be released by Indican Pictures starting May 17 at Laemmle Theatre in North Hollywood, California, with the filmmakers in attendance. A wider theatrical run in several cities across the United States will follow. Zilla and Zoe stars Aida Valentine as Zoe, along with Greg James (Between the Trees), Sam Kamerman (The Librarians) and Kurt Conroyd. Following its theatrical sprint, the film will hit DVD...

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"It's a film that's bound to make your inner child smile." Perhaps? Indican Pictures has debuted an official trailer for an indie comedy titled Zilla and Zoe, which originally premiered at the Portland Film Festival in 2017. This amusing, heartfelt, fun comedy set in Portland is about a young 10-year-old girl named Zoe who is obsessed with gore and horror. To win the contest of her dreams and pursue a career in filmmaking, she will have to turn her sister's wedding into a horror film. Of course, it doesn't exactly go as planned. Or maybe it does? Aida Valentine stars as Zoe, with a cast including Sam Kamerman, Greg James, Kurt Conroyd, Mia Allen, Julie Elizabeth Knell, and Holden Goyette. It looks funny and endearing, and also very self-referential about a young filmmaker making a masterpiece film any way she can. Check it out. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Jessica Scalise's Zilla and Zoe,...