Bloody Disgusting has the first stills from Kicking Blood, a dark vampire comedy that is set to premiere at next week’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
In the film…
“Alanna Bale stars as a modern-day vampire who falls for a charming recovering alcoholic and resolves to quit drinking blood and become human again.”
Luke Bilyk, Vinessa Antoine, Ella Jonas Farlinger, Ben Sutherland and Rosemary Dunsmore also star.
Paris-based Elle Driver will launch worldwide sales excluding Canada on the Blaine Thurier-directed film, reports ScreenDaily.
“We wanted to make a meaningful film about the human side of vampires: What do they say about us, about our desires, our appetites, our fears and weaknesses?” said Thurier to the site.
“Vampires suffer through an eternal cycle of murder, getting high off their victims’ blood, and suffering blood hangovers. But for our protagonist, Anna, the emptiness, loneliness, and futility of immortality surfaces after centuries of bloodshed and she starts on a journey to recovery and back to humanity. Kicking Blood approaches this journey with respect while still reflecting the humour in all of it.”
Thurier co-wrote the screenplay to Kicking Blood with Leonard Farlinger.
