Meera Menon and Paul Gleason faced devastating losses due to the Eaton Fire, which destroyed their home in Altadena days before premiering their indie zombie thriller, Didn't Die, at Sundance. The film, shot in their home, reflects their personal experience with loss, featuring memories of better times. Menon highlights the loss not just of their home but of the community they cherished, framing it within the film's narrative of connection amid apocalypse. The couple’s determination to create art despite personal tragedy resonated as they mourned the magical place they once called home.
We made this movie literally in our home, as a memory these people had in happier times before the apocalypse started, before the world ended.
This community, Altadena, was the place we wanted to spend the rest of our lives; there's no overstating how special and unique...a true sense of home.
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