This Horror Society piece reporting from the filming of upcoming Zombie film ‘Zombie Bohemia’ is both intriguing and a bit worrisome.

First, the good:

Production was currently underway, and pretty much wrapping, for a new zombie mockumentary that is a mix of horror and comedy. The film is called Zombie Bohemia and is directed by Vince Brando. That name may sound familiar to die-hard movie viewers. Mr. Brando, along with producer Mark Bell, co-owns a production company named Two Man Island Productions. They had a successful year in 2010 when their short film, Hushed, was screened overseas in the Cannes Film Festival. The duo was hard at work on Zombie Bohemia when I got the notice to check it out.

Zombie Bohemia is a short film about two rivals in the art world. Michael (played by Shawn James) is a zombie artist, literally. He is a zombie who makes zombie art, whether it is paintings, sculptures, or wood carvings. Michael is trying to make it in the New York art world, while his arch nemesis One (played by Tim Urian) has somehow captured fame and success with crappy art that is far less creative and wonderful than Michael’s. Throw in some unpleasant comments from One and a zombie who can’t be tamed, and yeah, bad stuff happens. Can you imagine the bad press Anton (played by Will Carey) is going to have to deal with after trouble goes down?

We have an actual Zombie character boys and girls! A Zombie Artist, no less. I’m coming up with a blank; has that ever been done on film before?

So that could be a serious step forward; the movie also seems to be addressing the cruel double standard the mainstream enforces upon the Differently Animated, often denying them both mainstream acceptance and, where applicable, economic advancement, so we can definitely see parallels with an art world that refuses to acknowledge the talented Undead.

On the other hand, there are troubling elements described in the article as well:

One of the lines during filming was, “therefore, I must remove the heads of our guests to prevent the apocalypse.”

Oh, the Apocalypse again, and over the top violence too?

Worrisome. Here’s hoping ‘Zombie Bohemia’ can rise above the typical blood-splattered ‘horror-comedy’ that defames Zombies and instead celebrates and acknowledges them.

That would get a Zombie Friendly rating for sure. Hint hint.

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