Reese Eveneshen is a Canadian film director and screenwriter based in Guelph, Ontario,Thana Dharmarajah, "Local director tackles classic horror film". Guelph Mercury, October 31, 2006. most noted as co-director with Gabriel Carrer of the 2020 film For the Sake of Vicious.Phil Hoad, "For the Sake of Vicious review – ugly home-invasion thriller whose title says it all" The Guardian, April 12, 2021.
He was born and spent part of his childhood in Edmonton, Alberta, before moving to Guelph as a teenager."An Independent Film Transformed a Brantford Warehouse Space into a Movie Set". Advantage Brantford, April 18, 2019. He attracted his first major attention when, in 2006, he embarked on a project to film an independent remake of the classic horror film Night of the Living Dead on a budget of just $100.Justin Dmitruk, "This classic won't die; Armed with a good imagination, a fascination with zombies and $100, a young Guelph man remade the low-budget cult classic, The Night of the Living Dead". Guelph Mercury, March 31, 2007.
He followed up in 2010 with the original zombie film Dead Genesis.Brad Miska, "Watch the First Five Minutes of ‘Dead Genesis’". Bloody Disgusting, June 27, 2011. He then made a number of short films, winning a screenplay accelerator award at the Canadian Film Festival in 2013,"Local film company lands partner". Guelph Tribune, November 6, 2014. before releasing his third feature film, the science fiction thriller Defective, in 2017.Red Stewart, "Movie Review – Defective (2017)". Flickering Myth, January 24, 2018.
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''' - 2007Numb - 2008Dead Genesis - 2010Bail Enforcers - 2011 (writer only)First Assignment - 2012The Zombie Disposal Unit Presents Zombie Truck - 2012Gumshoes - 2014Defective - 2017For the Sake of Vicious - 2020, with Gabriel CarrerHome Free'' - 2024 (writer only)
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