Living With the Dead

Heartbroken after a breakup, Theo looks for a new place to live and settles into a downtrodden apartment which he shares with its current tenant – a zombie. Theo struggles with dark forces of depression and addiction, while his living-dead roommate provides both solace and danger. Will he be eaten, or has he roomed with the ultimate drinking buddy? In this dark comedy, that which does not eat you makes you stronger!

  • Keith Stoute
    Director
  • Keith Stoute
    Writer
  • Keith Stoute
    Producer
  • Darryl Dougherty
    Key Cast
    "Theo Dent"
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3075121/
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Dark comedy, Comedy, Horror, Drama, Inspirational
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    MiniDV, RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Castellabate Film Festival
    Castellabate
    Italy
    July 23, 2021
    Italian Premiere
    Winner Best Short Film
  • Toronto Comedy Film & Screenplay Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    May 30, 2021
    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
  • Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
    Hollywood
    United States
    Best Dark Comedy
  • Poe Film Festival
    Richmond, Virginia
    United States
    November 13, 2020
    North American Premiere
  • Toronto Film Channel Awards
    Toronto
    Canada
  • IndieX Film Fest
    Hollywood, CA
    United States
    March 31, 2021
  • London International Web & Shorts Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    April 6, 2021
  • Horror Bowl Movie Awards
    Chandigarh, Punjab
    India
    March 8, 2021
  • Montreal Independent Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    March 22, 2021
  • GELOS Comedy Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    April 20, 2021
    Finalist
Director Biography - Keith Stoute

In 2005 Keith had a lucid dream and turned this vision in to a script for what became Living With the Dead. Shooting commenced in 2006 and completed in 2019, with post production completed in 2020.

Keith Stoute is founder and president of Visual Antidote, a boutique IT consulting firm and software manufacturer with customers all over the world. He is a serial tech entrepreneur and inventor whose products have been used by tens of thousands of customers around the world.

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Director Statement

Living With the Dead has been a passion project of mine for well over a decade. I hope everyone finds this to be a unique and original blend of comedy, drama and horror genres. Ultimately this film is about dealing with a difficult life experience and growing as a person because of it.

As production spanned nearly 13 years I was able to film the main actor as both a young and middle-aged man, no small feat-feat for an independent short. I'd be thrilled if you watch and enjoy this film.