Birth of the Living Dead

Birth of the Living Dead (2013) is a 76-minute American documentary you can watch online on iFILM. Director Rob Kuhns traces George Romero's 1968 Night of the Living Dead — shot on a shoestring budget near Pittsburgh — back to its origins.

Romero breaks down how the film got made; Larry Fessenden explains what it felt like to encounter it young; producer Gail Anne Hurd maps the direct line from that cemetery scene to The Walking Dead. If you've seen the original and want to understand why it still defines the genre, this is the one to watch. Stream Birth of the Living Dead (2013) online on iFILM.