Attack of the Zombie Tumor's
This is a true story of a actress Nikki Moccia's life and her battle with cancer. She was in the middle of shooting a zombie film when she found out she had stage 3 cancer in her face. Production was forced to stop. We documented when she found out from during and after her surgery. The footage of her slaying zombies in the film that was utilized to help metaphorically describe her overcoming cancer. Update as of October 21st after we finished this film we were given disturbing news. Nikkis cancer has come back and she underwent invasive surgery to correct it she is still fighting to this day.
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Christopher AnninoDirectorSilent Times, Waves
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Christopher AnninoWriterSilent Times, Waves
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Christopher AnninoProducerSilent Times
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Nikki MocciaProducer
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Nikki MocciaKey Cast"herself"
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Vicki OtisKey Cast"Watcher of the woods"WWE
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Christopher AnninoKey Cast"Rescue 911"Silent Times
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
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Genres:Documentary, Zombie, Horror
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Runtime:8 minutes 47 seconds
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Completion Date:October 1, 2018
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Production Budget:100,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes
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Queen Palm International Film FestivalPalm Springs, CA
United States
Official Selection -
independent shorts awardsLos Angeles, CA
United States
Official Selection -
mindfield film festival • albuquerquealbuquerque, New Mexico
United States
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West Coast International Film Festival
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BUENOS AIRES FILM FESTIVALBuenos Aires
Argentina
Official Selection
Born with severe learning disabilities and asberger syndrome Christopher Annino in 1991 got his first starring role on the Connecticut CBS affiliate WFSB on the Jerry Lewis Marathon. His family on his fathers side were immigrants from Italy and his mothers side were members from the Narragansett and Blackfoot tribe In 1996 Christopher Annino started competing in rodeo competitions in the T.S.G.A Tri State Horse Association he showed his horse and also did barrel racing. December of 1994 he went for a walk and met a Johnny Kelley who he later found out was the winner of the Boston marathon and two time Olympian. Johnny would help throughout his life by giving advice. At sixteen years old he enrolled in the Thames Music Academy where he was trained in opera by Jurate Waller. He was also involved with a lot of Community Theater and was a trained blacksmith at the Mystic Seaport. From 1999-2003 he went to Fitch Senior High school in Groton, CT he competed in football, track and field. He was a ECC Champion in both sports. He also lettered in drama, went to states for chamber choir, was runner up for poet laureate and was the first to be inducted into the National Thespian Society. During that time he attended St. Marks Episcopal Church in Mystic, Connecticut there he was one of the cantors for their choir lead by David Tubbs. There his youth group leader Rev Rilla Holmes taught him philosophy and theology. From 2004 to 2009 He went to Mitchell College and competed in the NCAA for his college Lacrosse Team, he acted in the Pequot Drama Society, and was editor of the school newspaper The Beacon. Christopher was inducted into the National Leadership Society and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society . Christopher also graduated top of his class from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting and obtained his certificate fall of 2005. He later had a Radio show on WBLQ Westerly, RI called Hark The Raven with on air talent Phil Weston and Dangerous Dee Edwards. By the age of 22 he was producing several TV shows and wrote for The Day Newspaper in New London Ct. After he graduated Mitchell College with his bachelor's degree in communications and sociology. In 2009 he also graduated from the Connecticut Fire Academy and was a fire fighter for a number of years. In 2009 IFBB Pro Kate Baird, NPC Champion Dawn Whitham, and Strongman Joseph Mugovero introduced him to power-lifting. Christopher Annino has competed as a professional athlete in Power lifting, Strongman, and football. In 2010 he was trained by Susan Tex Green Pro Wrestling Hall of fame Inductee class of 2017, and NWA Champion Chris Blackheart to become a pro wrestler. Since 2010 he wrestled under the persona of Rescue 911. In 2014 his sister Nikki Moccia trained him to set the world record for longest vehicle pull when he pulled a SUV a mile. Christopher has continued to produce more films under the mentoring of international Film maker Biju Viswanath. He now has his own production company Tag Team Friendship Productions LLC. He also is the founder of The Anna International Film Festival and Connecticut Hall of Honor. Since 2015 Christopher Annino is the producer of the number one TV show on SEC TV Mystic News .
Doing this project was difficult but I hope it inspires many my sister Nikki truly means a lot to me and I am glad she conquered Cancer.