In a recent interview with AOL Entertainment Canada, Zach Bennett had the following to say regarding his role in the short film Homecoming, which will be screening at this year’s Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto…

The actor admits he was nervous about his first death scene, which had him lying moribund on a shelf in a real morgue. “The smell was unbelievable, its the first thing that hits you when you come near the morgue itself,” Bennett says. Despite the potency of the odour, he says his surroundings inspired a sort of eery calm.

“I found it oddly peaceful to be in there with a lot of death,” Benett says. “It wasn’t scary in any way - it was very very cold and stinky but also it really put life into perspective.”

The entire film festival runs from June 10-15.

Recently, during the announcements for their fall TV lineup, CBC mentioned that the miniseries Everest — recalling the 1982 Canadian expedition up the summit — will air this fall. In it, Zach plays photographer Blair Griffiths, one of the first to die during the climb.

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