Film Festival of the Dead | Auckland

The Film Festival of the Dead is no ordinary trip to Takapuna Beachside Cinemas—it's an immersive horror experience designed for fans of the undead and thrill-seekers alike. Over four terrifying nights, audiences will be treated to seven iconic zombie films, each handpicked for their cult status, fright factor, and impact on the genre. Headlining the lineup is the highly anticipated and spine-chilling 28 Years Later, promising to deliver a blood-pumping climax to this cinematic celebration of the dead.

But this isn't just about watching movies. As the lights go down and the screen flickers to life, zombies will roam the aisles, blurring the line between fiction and reality. From the moment you enter the venue, you're part of the story. Soldiers may screen you, sirens may wail, and at any moment, you might be pulled into a dramatic twist of fate. Are you a survivor… or infected? Each showing offers a unique, unpredictable encounter, ensuring no two visits are ever the same.

Running over four nights, The Film Festival of the Dead gives fans the chance to experience their favourite undead films on the big screen once more, surrounded by a fully themed, post-apocalyptic world brought to life inside the cinema.

Prepare to scream. Prepare for a weekend you’ll never forget.

Don't miss your last breath! Secure your tickets at Takapuna Beachside Cinemas.

Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award®-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new "auteur horror" story set in the world created by 28 Days Later. It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.