Reese Eveneshen is a

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film director and screenwriter based in

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,Thana Dharmarajah, "Local director tackles classic horror film". ''

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'', October 31, 2006. most noted as co-director with

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of the 2020 film '' For the Sake of Vicious''.Phil Hoad
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''

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'', April 12, 2021. He was born and spent part of his childhood in

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, before moving to Guelph as a teenager. He attracted his first major attention when, in 2006, he embarked on a project to film an independent remake of the classic horror film ''

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'' on a budget of just $100. He followed up in 2010 with the original zombie film ''Dead Genesis''. He then made a number of short films, winning a screenplay accelerator award at the

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in 2013, before releasing his third feature film, the science fiction thriller ''Defective'', in 2017. In 2022, following ''For the Love of Vicious'', he joined Federgreen Entertainment as head of development.Kelly Townsend
"Federgreen Entertainment adds head of development"
'' Playback'', August 2, 2022.

Filmography

*''Night of the Living Dead - 2007 *''Numb'' - 2008 *''Dead Genesis'' - 2010 *''

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'' - 2011 (writer only) *''First Assignment'' - 2012 *''The Zombie Disposal Unit Presents Zombie Truck'' - 2012 *''Gumshoes'' - 2014 *''Defective'' - 2017 *'' For the Sake of Vicious'' - 2020, with Gabriel Carrer *'' Home Free'' - 2024 (writer only)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eveneshen, Reese 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male screenwriters Canadian horror film directors Canadian science fiction film directors Film directors from Edmonton Film directors from Ontario Screenwriters from Alberta Screenwriters from Ontario Writers from Edmonton Writers from Guelph Living people