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Web series "Anubis" filming at Reston locations.
Imagine if the black plague hit Northern Virginia in 2011, with germ warfare and people running and screaming and fighting for their lives. It's a plot that Ruben Najera has been thinking about for 15 years. He is turning it into a web series titled Anubis, which he hopes to begin airing this fall. Najera, a producer at Comcast Cable's Reston studio, is the producer, director, writer, editor and financier of Anubis (named for the Egyptian god of death). Najera's crew has shot scenes at the Walker Nature Education Center's Nature House. On Monday night, they also took over Market Street at Reston Town Center to shoot scenes. "I did a lot of research about the black plague," said Najera. "What would happen if there was an outbreak here? In …
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Agnes
2:03 pm on Thursday, August 11, 2011
Considering that this is such a low budget production, I felt I was on a big movie set. The actors and the crew were very professional. The residents of Reston were so supportive and excited for Ruben. The event grabbed the attention of many pedestrians, who inquired about the director, asked questions about the scene being filmed, and the name of the actors. Mr. Najera, I am looking forward to … more ›