Filmmaker Maya Annik Bedward has spent 10 years tracing the zombie from its Hollywood boom back to its roots in Haiti, where it was a Haitian Vodou metaphor for slavery. Her debut feature, Black Zombie, reveals that the zombie was once a symbol for the Transatlantic Slave Trade, which was used as a vehicle for white audiences' fear of retaliation. The documentary, which covers a wide range of historical significance and cultural significance, includes a pop-culture survey, part history lesson, and a detailed account of the zombie's connections to the slave trade and its influence on anti-Black prejudice. Bedward's work was part of a passion project and has been working on it for nearly 10 years.