by Alex Billington
March 27, 2024
Source: YouTube
"It's an acquires taste. You'll end up enjoying it." Madman Films in Australia has revealed their trailer for an acclaimed dark comedy vampire film from Quebec titled Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. This is a very good film! It premiered at the 2023 Venice and Toronto Film Festivals last year, and is still playing at fests this year including Wisconsin, Cleveland, and Miami coming up. Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she's too sensitive to kill! When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply (literally), Sasha's life is in jeopardy. Luckily, she meets Paul, a lonely teen willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul's last wishes before day breaks. Starring Sara Montpetit as Sasha, with Félix-Antoine Bénard as the boy Paul, Steve Laplante, Sophie Cadieux, and Noémie O'Farrell. I raved in my Venice review: "What a great, bloody vampire gem, easy to watch and fall for, enjoyable in its simplicity with this concept." Keep an eye out for it.
Ariane Louis-Seize's Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person trailer, on YouTube:
Sasha (Sara Montpetit) is a young vampire with a serious problem: she’s too sensitive to kill! When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha’s life is in jeopardy. Luckily, she meets Paul, a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies who is willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul’s last wishes before day breaks. Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, also known as Vampire Humaniste Cherche Suicidaire Consentant in French, is directed by Quebecois filmmaker Ariane Louis-Seize, making her feature directorial debut after many other short films previously. The screenplay is written by Christine Doyon and Ariane Louis-Seize. Produced by Line Sander Egede and Jeanne-Marie Poulain. This initially premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar. Madman Films will debut the film in Australia this year. No US release date has been set yet - it's still playing on the festival circuit in 2024. Stay tuned. Who wants to watch this?