TIFF 2023 | ForReel On The Film HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON

Ariane Louis-Seize is the director of the vampire film Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. Félix-Antoine Bénard plays Paul, a shy and awkward teenager, in the film. The film had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF synopsis: Sasha (Sara Montpetit) is a teenage vampire - well, “teenage” is relative in their world - with an empathy problem. Unlike the rest of her clan, Sasha’s fangs don’t come out when she’s hungry or sensing fear; she needs to feel a personal connection to her prey. And then Sasha meets Paul (Félix-Antoine Bénard), an actual teenager convinced he’ll never enjoy anything in life. She befriends him, introduces him to her world and its secrets, and he happily volunteers to be her next meal. Which would be great, except for the whole empathy thing.
In this conversation, Thomas Stoneham-Judge talks with Ariane and Felix-Antoine about what the challenges of making the film, as well as how they approached tackling tough, heavy subject matters with levity in this dark comedy.
Special thanks to our contacts at Route 504 PR for helping arrange this interview.
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Music featured in this video include the tracks "With Your Bad Self" by Adrian Crutchfield, licensed through Soundstripe.
Motion animation graphics designed by Thomas Stoneham-Judge.

[@felixthinks351]

This was such a sweet movie, dreamy and beautiful, i look forward to what the team does next

[@hooplan77]

Just watched the movie tonight in Quebec City with no subtitles and I don't speak french hahah. It was still a good movie even though I didn't, understand what the characters were saying.

[@thisisforreel]

haha, glad you got to see it, even without subtitles!

[@skullyman409]

How do you live in Quebec City and don’t speak French? Especially in 2023

[@hooplan77]

@@skullyman409 I live in British Columbia. I was just visiting Quebec City and was looking for something to do at night!