# Festival of the Living Dead
**Festival of the Living Dead** is a 2024 American horror film directed by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska and released as a Tubi original on April 5, 2024. It follows a young woman named Ash and her friends, who attend a festival commemorating the original zombie attack and must fight back when they encounter the living dead.[1](https://media.dream13.com/festival-of-the-living-dead-2024/) • [2](https://tubitv.com/movies/100009597/festival-of-the-living-dead)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | April 5, 2024, as a Tubi original in the United States[1](https://media.dream13.com/festival-of-the-living-dead-2024/) |
| Directors | Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska[2](https://tubitv.com/movies/100009597/festival-of-the-living-dead) |
| Writers | Miriam Lyapin and Helen Marsh[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27739396/fullcredits/) |
| Runtime and rating | 88 minutes; TV-MA for coarse language and violence[4](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/festival-of-the-living-dead) |
| Lead cast | Ashley Moore as Ash, Camren Bicondova as Iris, Andre Anthony as Ty[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27739396/fullcredits/) |
| Premise | Set 55 years after the original 1968 zombie attack, at the Burning Zombie Festival[5](https://mande.net/production-listing/television/festival-of-the-living-dead) |
| Reception | IMDb 4.4/10 from 853 user ratings; Rotten Tomatoes lists 3 critic reviews[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27739396/ratings/) • [7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/festival_of_the_living_dead) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and setting
The film is set 55 years after the original zombie attack decimated the Earth in 1968, an incident that has become the subject of morbid goth nostalgia. A group of teenagers heads to the Burning Zombie Festival, held out in the middle of nowhere, for a weekend of Halloween-themed fun and music.[5](https://mande.net/production-listing/television/festival-of-the-living-dead) While attending the festival, Ash and her friends encounter the living dead and must fight back or be devoured.[2](https://tubitv.com/movies/100009597/festival-of-the-living-dead)
The 1968 date places the story in the same timeline as [George A. Romero](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-a-romero)'s *Night of the Living Dead*, the 1968 film that established the modern zombie movie, and the film's title echoes Romero's "Living Dead" series.[5](https://mande.net/production-listing/television/festival-of-the-living-dead)
## Cast and production
Ashley Moore plays Ash, Camren Bicondova plays Iris, and Andre Anthony plays Ty; the cast also includes Christian Rose as Blaze, Shiloh O'Reilly as Luke, Gage Marsh as Kevin, Keana Lyn Bastidas as Destini, and Maia Jae Bastidas as Lindsey.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27739396/fullcredits/) • [8](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/festival-of-the-living-dead/) The directors themselves appear on screen as partygoers.[9](https://thetvdb.com/movies/festival-of-the-living-dead)
The film was written by Miriam Lyapin and Helen Marsh, produced by Tara Cowell-Plain, and made by the production companies Enlighten Content and Twisted Twins Productions, the latter being the Soska sisters' own company.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/festival_of_the_living_dead) • [10](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/festival-of-the-living-dead/0QZMsVBKBMflmTYDIDG1V6/main/) Rich Walters composed the original music.[8](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/festival-of-the-living-dead/) Jen and Sylvia Soska are Canadian twin filmmakers known for horror work including *Lowlifes*, and this film was announced as their latest project shortly before its Tubi premiere.[1](https://media.dream13.com/festival-of-the-living-dead-2024/)
## Release and availability
The film premiered on Tubi on April 5, 2024, with an official trailer published on YouTube three days earlier.[1](https://media.dream13.com/festival-of-the-living-dead-2024/) • [11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqPu8TnDYag) It later became available on additional platforms: it streams on Amazon Prime Video and Tubi, can be rented starting at $3.99 on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video, and can be purchased digitally starting at $9.99.[12](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/festival-of-the-living-dead/0QZMsVBKBMflmTYDIDG1V6/where-to-watch/) [Availability](https://www.edgepedia.org/availability) varies by region; as of mid-2026 it was not available on any service in Canada or Denmark.[13](https://www.justwatch.com/ca/movie/festival-of-the-living-dead)
## Reception
The film received little critical attention and a weak audience response. On IMDb it holds a rating of 4.4 out of 10 from 853 user ratings.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27739396/ratings/) Rotten Tomatoes lists only 3 critic reviews and fewer than 50 audience ratings.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/festival_of_the_living_dead)
The published reviews were mixed to negative. Martin Unsworth of *Starburst* gave it 3 out of 5, writing that the movie works best as a look at Ash and Iris's fractured friendship and advising readers to keep lower expectations.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/festival_of_the_living_dead) Josh Bell of Crooked Marquee gave it a C, arguing that rather than directly engaging with Romero's legacy, the movie plunders it for cheap thrills.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/festival_of_the_living_dead) Felix Vasquez Jr. of Cinema Crazed was sharply negative, calling it one of the dumbest zombie movies released in recent years.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/festival_of_the_living_dead)
## References
1. [Festival of the Living Dead (2024), DREAM13Media](https://media.dream13.com/festival-of-the-living-dead-2024/)
2. [Festival of the Living Dead (2024), Tubi](https://tubitv.com/movies/100009597/festival-of-the-living-dead)
3. [Festival of the Living Dead (2024) full cast and crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27739396/fullcredits/)
4. [Festival of the Living Dead streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/festival-of-the-living-dead)
5. [Festival of the Living Dead production listing, M&E](https://mande.net/production-listing/television/festival-of-the-living-dead)
6. [Festival of the Living Dead (2024) ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27739396/ratings/)
7. [Festival of the Living Dead, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/festival_of_the_living_dead)
8. [Festival of the Living Dead, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/festival-of-the-living-dead/)
9. [Festival of the Living Dead, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/movies/festival-of-the-living-dead)
10. [Festival of the Living Dead (2024), Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/festival-of-the-living-dead/0QZMsVBKBMflmTYDIDG1V6/main/)
11. [Festival of the Living Dead official trailer, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqPu8TnDYag)
12. [Festival of the Living Dead where to watch, Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/festival-of-the-living-dead/0QZMsVBKBMflmTYDIDG1V6/where-to-watch/)
13. [Festival of the Living Dead streaming online (Canada), JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/ca/movie/festival-of-the-living-dead)
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