Once upon a time on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angelus the vampire was cursed with a soul. As a result, he ate more than a few rats, as he could no longer bear to kill humans. Most vampires don’t seem to have any such qualms—but Sasha, the young vamp at the center of Humanist Vampire Seeks Consenting Suicidal Person, is an odd one. She doesn’t want to kill anybody. But a girl’s gotta eat.
Ariane Louis-Seize directs what looks like an odd couple vampire tragic rom-com … maybe? Here’s the synopsis:
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.
Her parents! Cut off her blood supply! These are some truly terrible vamparents.
Humanist Vampire Seeks Consenting Suicidal Person is written by Christine Doyon and director Louis-Seize; it stars Sara Montpetit as Sasha and Félix-Antoine Bénard as Paul. Writing for RogerEbert.com, Marya E. Gates said the film is, “What We Do In The Shadows for people who grew up loving the soft goth girl vibes of Emily The Strange and Lydia Deetz.”
I’m sold. The film is still making the festival rounds and doesn’t yet have a U.S. release date—but we will be keeping an eye out for that announcement!
