Official Selection - Out of Competition
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Ariane Louis-Seize
Artistic Collaborations
Festival Pops
Female Director
2023
92 min
Canada, Québec
Synopsis
A suprising cross-genre vampire film
Sasha 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.
Ariane Louis-Seize, one of the rising stars of Quebec cinema, delivers a highly personal vision in a surprising film at the crossroads of genres, featuring characters on the fringes of society confronted with the major upheavals of adolescence. With a cinematography reminiscent of Morse (2008) by Sweden’s Thomas Alfredson, Ariane Louis-Seize’s long-awaited debut feature shines above all in its inventiveness and unique humour.
Accessible from 16 years and over
With the support of La Délégation Générale du Québec à Bruxelles
Cast/Avec
- Sara Montpetit
- Félix-Antoine Bénard
- Noémie O’Farrell…
Scénario
- Christine Doyon
- Ariane Louis-Seize
Image
- Shawn Pavlin
Son
- Thierry Bourgault d’Amico
Musique
- Pierre-Philippe Côté
Production
- Art et essai
Séances
Dates
Heure
Lieu
Langue
Sous-titres
Type de séance
Saturday 02 March 2024
9:00 pm
Cinémathèque
French, Quebecois
English
Public Screening
Saturday 02 March 2024
21:00
Lieux :
Cinémathèque
Audio :
French, Quebecois
Sous-titres :
English
Séance :
Public Screening
Bande annonce et photos
Critiques
Ariane Louis-Seize
Ariane Louis-Seize is a filmmaker based in Montreal. She made her directorial debut with the short film La peau sauvage, a fantasy drama that travelled to over 50 festivals around the world and won numerous awards. She then shot Les petites vagues, which was selected for the Berlinale and Canada’s Top Ten at TIFF. In 2018, Ariane wrote and directed Les Profondeurs, followed by Comme une comète in 2019, both had their world premiere at TIFF. Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is her first feature film.
Filmographie
- Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant 2023
- See You in My Dreams 2023
- Comme une comète (court-métrage) 2020
