City suburb overrun by hordes of half-dead flesh-eaters
THE ZOMBIES ARE COMING: Bing Bailey, Director, Producer (centre) at Mellowes Ave, Finglas with Zombies
Tuesday October 20 2009
A house in Finglas has come under attack from angry locals after a family of zombies was discovered living in it.
Waving placards and shouting loudly, the angry residents have demanded the immediate eviction of the still-bleeding and half-dead creatures.
While there has been much curtain-twitching on Mellowes Avenue in the past fortnight since the protests began, neighbours are now getting used to the mayhem because the project is in fact a movie being produced and directed by local man Bing Bailey, who emigrated to the US many years ago.
"If ever the locals were ever wondering what Bing Bailey did with his life after he left Finglas their questions are well and truly answered now," smiled Bing as the zombie to his right bled all over him.
The movie maker is hoping to showcase the film, titled Portrait Of A Zombie, at festivals such as Cannes and the the Sundance next year.
"It's a mockumentary about a film crew following a family whose son has become a zombie," Bing explained.
Behind him the angry mob of residents waved their placards with messages varying from 'Farmers Against Zombies', 'Down With This Sort Of Thing', 'Zombies Ate My Daughter' and 'Fight The Bite'.
However, more militant thinkers drove the message home with 'Rev Up And F**k Off', and 'The Whole Thing's Gone To F**k'.
"We ended up here on Mellowes Avenue thanks to a friend's brother, and we have to thank him because we've been here for two weeks already invading his house," said Bing.
"It's lots of fun, and we hope to wrap it up next Wednesday," he added.
Bailey said that he has filmed many genres in the past.
"But this is my first horror movie," he explained.
"The zombies were recruited from various online sites and networks, and the make-up took around three hours to do," he added.
Most of the latex scars, wounds and sores will last as long as filming takes, but any running abscesses and dripping blood is refreshed periodically by a make-up artist.
And with that it was 'lights, cameras, action' all over again, and the zombies were under siege once more.
cfeehan@herald.ie
- Conor Feehan
