Von Ormy's zombie apocalypse could actually save the town
Roy Bragg, Staff Writer
Updated 12:07 pm, Friday, February 22, 2013
VON ORMY — The Golden Age of Von Ormy filmmaking has begun.
Tonight will see the world premiere of “The Last Meal,” a zombie-themed short that was filmed here, made by locals and produced by the town's nascent film commission. It's the first of several movies to be released or still on the drawing board in this quiet farm town. A citywide festival, called Von-Zomb, will be held tonight to promote the movies.
It's also a coming-out party for the Von Ormy Film Commission, created six months ago by Mayor Art Martinez de Vara.
Other South Texas towns celebrate their agricultural heritage with festivals honoring the harvesting of pecans, strawberries and peaches to promote local farming.
The Von-Zomb festival, instead, celebrates the nightmarish harvesting of fake flesh and brains to promote a movie.
“Someone asked me why we're having a zombie festival,” the mayor quipped. “I told them they aren't any fruits left.”
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